The 'old love of going' mentioned in the last line of the passage most likely refers to the

Kiowas' fondness for traveling during the summer

Kiowas' fondness for spending summer in solitary contemplation

tendency of the Kiowas to leave their houses during the winter months

speaker's desire to go to his grandmother's house during the summer

Which of the following sentences would be most likely to begin an essay intended to explain?

In order to train dogs to listen to your commands, you must set up a system that rewards their positive responses.

Even though mobile phones are seen as more convenient, there are many advantages to maintaining a landline.

It always calmed my nerves when my father sat on the back porch drinking tea from a flowered mug and humming 'Old Man River.'

Negative political ads should not be not used in campaigns because they fail to give the public any reliable evidence about candidates.

In order to train dogs to listen to your commands, you must set up a system that rewards their positive responses.

Which of the following best describes the author's purpose in the passage?

Describing a setting through a character's perspective

Describing a character's feelings about a situation

Exploring a character's relationship with another character

Describing a setting through a character's perspective

Exploring a conflict through a character's perspective

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Question 1

The following excerpt is from the introduction to The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday.
Once there was a lot of sound in my grandmother's house, a lot of coming and going, feasting and talk. The summers there were full of excitement and reunion. The Kiowas are a summer people; they abide the cold and keep to themselves, but when the season turns and the land becomes warm and vital they cannot hold still; an old love of going returns upon them.

A teacher is a person who is patient. A teacher is dedicated. A teacher helps others. Which of the following revisions to the sentence best demonstrates parallel structure?

Your Answer: Option(s)

Correct Answer: Option(s) A

Rationale

A teacher is a person who is patient, dedicated, and helpful.

This revision maintains a consistent structure by using parallel forms in the list of descriptors, ensuring that all elements fit seamlessly together to enhance clarity and readability.

A) A teacher is a person who is patient, dedicated, and helpful.
This option effectively employs parallel structure by using a uniform format for the qualities listed. Each descriptor ("patient," "dedicated," "helpful") is presented as an adjective, creating a rhythm that makes the sentence easier to read and understand.

B) A teacher is patient, likes to be dedicated, and to help.
This choice disrupts parallel structure due to the varied grammatical forms used. "Likes to be dedicated" introduces an additional verb phrase that does not match the straightforward adjective forms of the other qualities, leading to inconsistency in the sentence structure.

C) A teacher is a person who is patient, dedicated, and likes to help.
While this option maintains some level of parallelism, it falters by mixing the structure of "a person who is" with "likes to help." This inconsistency in phrasing diminishes the overall clarity and flow of the sentence.

D) A teacher is patient, dedicated, and helps.
This version maintains a degree of parallel structure but shifts from adjectives to the verb "helps" at the end, creating a lack of uniformity. The inconsistency in the grammatical form of the last item disrupts the rhythm of the sentence.

Conclusion
Achieving parallel structure is essential for clarity and coherence in writing. Option A stands out as the best choice, as it consistently uses adjectives to describe a teacher's qualities, providing a smooth and effective sentence. The other options fail to maintain this consistency, compromising the overall effectiveness of the sentence.

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A teacher is a person who is patient, dedicated, and helpful.

Kiowas' fondness for traveling during the summer.

In order to train dogs to listen to your commands, you must set up a system that rewards their positive responses.

Describing a setting through a character's perspective.

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A teacher is a person who is patient, dedicated, and helpful.

Kiowas' fondness for traveling during the summer.

In order to train dogs to listen to your commands, you must set up a system that rewards their positive responses.

Describing a setting through a character's perspective.

Process order

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