This excerpt comes from the play “The Little Foxes” written by Lillian Hellman. The cunning Regina and her greedy brothers Ben and Oscar are scheming to extract money from her husband Horace’s business.
Question: Which best describes why Regina tells the group “I explained to Ben that perhaps you hadn’t answered his letters because you didn’t think he was offering you enough, and that the time was getting short and you could guess how much he needed you—”?
Answer: C. to convince Ben that he has been wise to trust what she has said
Answer:
(A) to make Horace feel as though he deserves a portion of the credit
Explanation:
I answered (C) to convince Ben that he has been wise to trust what she has said and got it WRONG on the Unit Test (EGG2022). I asked my teacher and this is the correct answer.
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I. The lack of story action is common in travel narratives.
II. The lack of setting is common in travel narratives.
III. The detailed characterization is common in travel narratives.
C. Let me have a sneak-peak or I am simply gonna explode.
D. I do not think Tim will be here today; he's playing hookie.
Option A. Erin has a crucial appointment early Monday morning is written using formal language, and a formal structure as well, because it does not use contractions or slang.
The rest of the sentences include either low-register vocabulary, like sneak-peak, or informal structures, such as contractions.
Answer:
schwa
Explanation: