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Which of the following is NOT a type of support used in persuasive writing?a. statistics
b. definitions
c. emotional appeal
d. rhetorical questions

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Answer 1
Answer: c. emotional appeal is the answer
Answer 2
Answer:

Answer:b

Explanation:

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a. True
b. False

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Morphemes are known as the smallest unit of words that carry their own meanings like stem words, prefixes and suffixes; whereas, syllables are known as the smallest unit of sounds used in words. Therefore, morpheme is not synonymous with syllable. The answer is letter B. False. 

Methods of subordination include dependent clauses and verbal phrases such as participles, gerunds, and infinitives.a. True
b. False

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This statement is true - subordination is truly achieved through the use of dependent clauses and verbal phrases such as participles, gerunds, and infinitives.

Answer:

The correct option is a. True

Explanation:

In English grammar Subordination refers to the process of linking two clauses in one sentence so that one of them subordinates another, that is to say, one clause depends on the other.  

In this sense, it could be said that Methods of subordination include dependent clauses which consist of a group of words that has a subject and a verb that cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Which of the following is not a universal theme that applies to the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith? Life will not always be the way we want it to be. Childhood is a time to learn life lessons. It s important to choose fantasy over reality. It is not always easy to tell the truth.

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The universal theme, which does not applies to the novel ' A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is this: IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHOOSE FANTASY OVER REALITY.

The novel, 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' was written by Betty Smith; it is a semi-autobiographical story that talks about the poverty that the author experienced during her childhood days. The novel talks about the author, her parents and her junior brother and the way they lived their lives in poverty. Because the father was a drunkard, the mother had to work hard and she was the bread winner of the family. All the theme listed above appear in the novel with the exception of 'choosing fantasy over reality. In the novel, Katie, Francie's mother has to abandon fantasy and dreams and work hard so that her family will survive.

All of the mentioned options are in some way or another universal themes that could be applied to the novel 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'. But there is one which cannot, and the correct answer is - 'it is important to choose fantasy over reality'. 

In this excerpt from “A Woman’s Shortcomings” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, what is the effect of parallelism?. It creates a passionate rhythm that matches the speaker's message.. It creates a musicality or lilting, which reinforces the speaker's strong passion..
It lends legitimacy to the speaker's claim that she knows what love is..
It adds to the high standard the speaker is claiming one must meet to love another.

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In this excerpt from "A Woman's Shortcomings", the effect of parallelism is that it adds to the high standard the speaker is claiming one must meet to love another. The correct answer is D.

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Plato

Hunter pushed his motorcycle for three miles before he finally quit, exhausted from the effort. Identify the participial phrase in the sentence.A) pushed his motorcycle
B) for three miles
C) before he finally quit
D) exhausted from the effort

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The correct answer is A. Pushed his motorcycle

Explanation:

A participial phrase is a grammatical construction composed by a participle verb and an object or modifier, participle verbs can be a present participle verb or a past participle verb, in the case of present participle the verb ends in -ing, while for past participle the verb ends in -ed if it is a regular verb or in the past form established if it is an irregular verb. Considering this "Pushed his motorcycle" is a participial phrase as this is composed by a past participle verb (Pushed) and an object (his motorcycle) which is the object affected by the action.
A pushed his motorbike

Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay: I’m martyr to a motion not my own; What’s freedom for? To know eternity. I swear she cast a shadow white as stone. But who would count eternity in days? These old bones live to learn her wanton ways: (I measure time by how a body sways). Source: Roethke, Theodore. “I Knew a Woman.” The Collected Poems of Theodore Roethke. New York: Random House Inc., 1961. Poetry Foundation. Web. 9 June 2011. Which line is an example of the poetic technique metonymy? “Let seed be grass, and grass turn into hay:” “I’m martyr to a motion not my own;” “I swear she cast a shadow white as stone.” “These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:”

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Answer:

"These old bones live to learn her wanton ways:"

Explanation:

Metonymy is the substitution of one word for another, when between them there is a relation of proximity of senses that allows this exchange. Ex .: The stadium applauded the player.

Metonymy is a figure of language that arises from the need for the speaker or writer to put more emphasis on communication. In the excerpt shown in the question, metomnia is seen in the "These old bones live to learn her wanton ways" phase where the expression "old bones" represents the word "body".
"I swear she cast a shadow white as stone."
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