IXL English semi, comma questions and answers rated A

IXL English semi, comma questions and answers rated A In 1958, a landslide following an earthquake created a wave one hundred feet high in Alaska's Lituya Bay___ moreover, the wave snapped trees nearly two thousand feet upslope and killed five people. ; Professional eater Sonya Thomas weighs only ninety-eight pounds___ but she has competed in nearly two hundred eating contests and is ranked sixth overall in the International Federation of Competitive Eating. , Known for her caustic wit, Dorothy Parker was a prominent writer in the 1920s ___ and also an important social activist. nothing The Seismofon is a musical sculpture at the Science Museum of Minnesota____ it converts data from earthquake monitors into sounds produced by marimbas and xylophones. ; Musician David Bowie was known for his numerous alter agos___ however, his character Ziggy Stardust, a rock star alien portrayed in Bowie's hit single "Starman," has enjoyed more enduring popularity than the rest. ; Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury once dined at director Alfred Hitchcock's home___the eccentric Hitchcock served a meal consisting entirely of purple food. ; Boys under the age of eighteen used to dominate the gaming population in the United States___ but in 2014, adult women became the largest gamer demographic. , Bioluminescent, or light-producing, fungi glow all the time___but are most easily detected in the dark. nothing When Alfred Hitchcock was making the movie The Birds in the 1960s ___ he borrowed a special camera from Walt Disney to film the infamous bird attack scene. , When visiting Rocky Mountain National Park, many visitors drive the Trail Ridge Road for stunning views___ or they climb the 14, 259-foot-high Longs Peak. , The Chelsea Hotel wasn't always a hotel frequented by writers, artists, actors, and musicians ___ it was a cooperative apartment complex in New York until 1905. ; Among turtles, the giant South American river turtle is one of the most social____ these turtles nest together, migrate together, and communicate with each other using hoots, clicks, and clucks. ; Thomas Jefferson thought the Erie Canal was an impossible endeavor ___ nevertheless, under New York Governor De Witt Clinton, the 363-mile waterway connecting Yardley and Buffalo was completed in 1825. ; After French revolutionaries overthrew their government in the late 1700s ____ they replaced the Gregorian calendar with a new republican calendar with months named for natural elements. , Anita could spruce up her bedroom by purchasing a new headboard for her bed ___ or making one using fabric stretched over plywood. nothing The massive bluestones at Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument in England, weigh four to eight tons apiece___ therefore, it's quite astonishing that they were transported 170 miles from north Wales nearly five thousand years ago. ; When taking photographs, French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson wanted to remain an unseen witness ___ so he sometimes concealed his camera under a handkerchief. , Les Deux Magots café in Paris has hosted such literary geniuses as Simone de Beauvoir, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Ernest Hemingway ___ consequently, the café remains a popular spot for tourists from all over the world. ; "Should I order the lemon cake with pistachio crème for dessert ___ or should I get the strawberry sorbet?" Leah asked Michelle as she studied the menu. , Although eating unagi—freshwater eel that has been grilled and served with sweet sauce on a bed of rice—is a summertime tradition in Japan ___ the species is now endangered , Due to the threat of rain, the free concert in the park was relocated to the community center___ therefore, attendance was much lower than predicted. ; Vivien Leigh, a famous actress in her own right, was married to film star Laurence olivier___ the two appeared in numerous movies together. ; Hummingbirds don't have a sweet-taste receptor ___ but are still able to recognize nectar's sweetness due to a mutation in their umami taste receptors. nothing If people are deprived of REM sleep ___ their bodies will adjust by reducing the time spent in other sleep stages—a phenomenon called "REM rebound." , In the nineteenth century, albumen, or the clear part of the inside of an egg, was an inexpensive material used for photographic printing __ so commercial photographers actually kept chickens on-site. ,