What kind of sentence is the following:

When autumn arrives, the daylight begins to get short.

What is the subject of the following sentence:

What have I done to be blessed with such friends?

What type of word begins a dependent clause?

Why is the comma used in the following sentence:

While lying on his back, he slid down the steep slope.

Why are the commas used in the following sentence:

The Gila woodpecker, on the other hand, knows when it is not safe to nest in a saguaro.

Why is the semicolon used in the following sentence:

Ben needed the money Madec would pay him; it meant at least a semester in college.

Why are the commas used in the following:

Madec had Ben go off in the desert without his hat, shirt, pants, and shoes.

Why does the following contain an apostrophe:

Mrs. Goodman's son works in the movie industry.

Why are the commas used in the following:

We read Deathwatch, a short novel by Robb White, in class.

Ben tried to __ Madec about spotting the horns before he shot.

Ben was an __, skillful hunting guide.

In the short story The Cemetary Path, the Leiutenant could be considered __ because he was vulgar and rude.

Ben had lived his whole life in the small, __, isolated desert town.

Madec was insensitive and __.

Because of the way the light changed throughout the day, the __ colors of the butte varied from black to brown to red.

The plot twist was complicated and __, but if you are able to stay focused, the story line is worth it.

Madec was able to maintain __ by remaining calm because he was such an experienced liar.

The __ that began the whole drama in the desert was when Madec shot the old prospector and claimed it was a big horned sheep.

Madec's lawyers thought they had __ evidence against Ben until the Dr. came in to testify.

When Ben insisted that they take the dead prospector in to town to the sherriff's office, Madec was outraged and __.

Madec's lawyer insinuated with __ that the Dr. was not qualified to determine which bullet killed the old prospector.

The old prospector was probably __, migrating from place to place.

Madec seemed to have a __ for lying; he claimed that lies helped him become a successful businessman.

The bighorn sheep return to the same feeding grounds yearly, so that means they are __ for their range.

Deathwatch is not as __ as a romance story might be; it is probably not as moving.

Madec made Ben remove his hat and clothes in order to __ or prevent his survival.

It took a great deal of __ courage for Ben to survive the ordeal in the desert.

Robb White, the author of Deathwatch, used incredible composition or __ to create such an exciting story.

Although he gagged eating the raw birds, Ben's appetite was __ after going so long without food and water.