Which statement BEST expresses the theme of "Life with Rosie"?

A
Nothing can replace the real thing.

B
Be grateful for the things you have.

C
Taking care of others is hard work.

D
Parents always know best.

B

Be grateful for the things you have.

How do paragraphs 5 and 6 develop the theme identified in question #11?

A
They reveal the shift from appreciation to dissatisfaction with an electronic pet.

B
They foreshadow how the narrator's room will no longer be clean.

C
They explain the disinterest in listening to the songs played by the electronic pet.

D
They introduce the conflict between the narrator and his/her mom.

A

They reveal the shift from appreciation to dissatisfaction with an electronic pet.

Read the sentence below. For the underlined phrase, complete the chart by MOVING the term that identifies the underlined phrase into the left-hand column and the statement that explains how the phrase functions in the sentence into the right-hand column.

Keeping an electronic pet would be more economical, and training would be a breeze!

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Is it a participle, infinitive, or gerund? How does it function in the sentence?

Infinitive | Expresses purpose or intention

Keeping an electronic pet would be more economical, and training would be a breeze!

choices: participle infinitive gerund

The phrase "keeping an electronic pet" is a gerund in this sentence.