The sentence which uses the correct comma usage is B. Suzie, my best friend, is also an amazing athlete.
A. is wrong because there should be a comma after Mr. Morrish. C. is wrong because there should be a comma after state. And D. is wrong because there shouldn't be a comma after told it should be after Bradley.
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Those who are more thrifty (as I must confess the times require) may flea the carcass; the skin of which, artificially dressed, will make admirable gloves for ladies, and summer boots for fine gentlemen.
As to our City of Dublin, shambles may be appointed for this purpose, in the most convenient parts of it, and butchers we may be assured will not be wanting; although I rather recommend buying the children alive, and dressing them hot from the knife, as we do roasting pigs.
A very worthy person, a true lover of his country, and whose virtues I highly esteem, was lately pleased, in discoursing on this matter, to offer a refinement upon my scheme. He said, that many gentlemen of this kingdom, having of late destroyed their deer, he conceived that the want of venison might be well supply'd by the bodies of young lads and maidens, not exceeding fourteen years of age, nor under twelve; so great a number of both sexes in every country being now ready to starve for want of work and service: And these to be disposed of by their parents if alive, or otherwise by their nearest relations. But with due deference to so excellent a friend, and so deserving a patriot, I cannot be altogether in his sentiments; for as to the males, my American acquaintance assured me from frequent experience, that their flesh was generally tough and lean, like that of our school-boys, by continual exercise, and their taste disagreeable, and to fatten them would not answer the charge. Then as to the females, it would, I think, with humble submission, be a loss to the publick, because they soon would become breeders themselves: And besides, it is not improbable that some scrupulous people might be apt to censure such a practice, (although indeed very unjustly) as a little bordering upon cruelty, which, I confess, hath always been with me the strongest objection against any project, how well soever intended.
a. and I believe no gentleman would repine to give ten shillings for the carcass of a good fat child, which, as I have said, will make four dishes of excellent nutritive meat,
b. A very worthy person, a true lover of his country, and whose virtues I highly esteem, was lately pleased, in discoursing on this matter, to offer a refinement upon my scheme
c. But with due deference to so excellent a friend, and so deserving a patriot, I cannot be altogether in his sentiments;
d. it is not improbable that some scrupulous people might be apt to censure such a practice, (although indeed very unjustly) as a little bordering upon cruelty, which, I confess, hath always been with me the strongest objection against any project, how well soever intended.
Distorted logic shows that people in Ireland in Swift's time would act illogically in order to find solutions to their daily problems. The author criticizes the projects that have been taken to fix the poor's problems. Swift writes about the ills of his period in a satirical way. Working through the answers, we find this satire in the last option. A also contains satire, however in part D, Swift applies distorted logic that his opinion cannot be debated. Therefore, the correct answer is D.
B a commonly used metaphor that has become part of ordinary language
C a metaphor that suggests the comparison rather than stating it directly
D a metaphor that makes a comparison by using the words “like” or “as”
Answer:
A) A Metaphor that sustains the comparison for several lines, or for an entire poem
Explanation:
This is the definition of an extended metaphor/sustained metaphor
Answer:
A) It replaces damaged cells. - I believe this is correct
B) It creates a barrier over the bruise or wound.
C) It releases a substance that heals the bruise or wound.
D) It stops blood flow in the area of the bruise or wound.
Answer:
a
Explanation:
A.flattered
B.nervous
C.uninterested
D.embarrassed
The following question refers to “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez.
2. Which of the following quotes from the story gives the BEST explanation for the narrator’s final decision?
A. “My fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade.”
B. “ . . . I am a painstaking barber.”
C. “ . . . I’m shaking like a regular murderer.”
D. “ . . . I am only a barber. Each one to his job.”
The following question refers to “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez.
3. Read the sentence from the story and answer the question below.
The lather was drying on his face. I must hurry. . . . The razor kept descending.
Denotative meaning of descending: coming down or downward
Considering the circumstances of the story, how does the connotative meaning of descending affect the mood of the story?
A.The positive and loving connotative meaning of descending helps create a romantic mood.
B.The negative and dangerous connotative meaning of descending helps create a suspenseful mood.
C.The neutral and balanced connotative meaning of descending helps create a calm mood.
D.The negative and depressing connotative meaning of descending helps create a somber mood.
4. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A.We cannot trust the narrator because he is telling the story from his point of view.
B.Torres does not lie to the barber even though he knows the barber’s connection to the revolutionaries.
C.We are never told whether the revolutionaries are fighting for good or against good.
D.The barber acts on impulse when deciding whether or not to kill Torres.
What is the narrator's point of view in the passage below?
5. Patty and Joyce thought that being roommates in college would be great since they were best friends in high school. Unfortunately, when they arrived, things did not go quite as well as they had hoped.
A.first-person
B.third-person (omniscient)
C.third-person (limited)
D.second-person