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A metaphor depends upon the connotations of words representing the things being compared. true or false?

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Answer 1
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Answer: True.

Explanation:  a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in making a direct comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, in order to create an image in the reader's mind. The connotation of a word is the meaning given by the context or even by the readers (or listeners) based on their emotions or personal experiences. So the given statement is true, a metaphor depends upon the connotation of words representing the things being compared.
Answer 2
Answer: This is true. Metaphors do not represent literal/denotative meaning and require some connotation to be involved.

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Sarah is reading an article out of her science textbook. She comes across the word malleable. She's not sure what the word means, so she uses the words around malleable to try to figure out the definition. Sarah is using fallacycontext clueslogicsocial/historical contextvocabulary .

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The correct answer to the question that is being stated above would be the phrase 'context clues'. Figuring out the definition by using the words used around 'malleable' is a very great example of using context clues to know what the word means.

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Context clues

Explanation:

Context clues refer to the surrounding information of an unknown or unusual word in a text that helps comprehend the meaning of that word. This is a helpful technique reader can use when they find an unfamiliar word in a text and want to figure out its meaning quickly without the dictionary, and it is the tool Sarah is using to find out the meaning of the term "malleable."

Which one of the following words is an antonym for cautious? A. Responsible B. Careful C. Alert D. Reckless

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The antonym is D. Reckless because cautious is to be very careful about your thoughts and actions. Reckless is completely insane. Your Welcome:)

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C

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The best way to prevent HIV is toA. practice abstinence.
B. practice sharing needles.
C. be sexually promiscuous.
D. be sexually monogamous.

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I'm not sure but i think it's either C or D.......! But i'm not sure if that's the correct answer or not..... Not sure

D.) be sexually monogamous which means involved in  marriage to one person at a time.

Tamala had a bad day because she forgot her wallet keys, sunglasses, and backpack at home. What correction, if any, should be made to this sentence? A. Remove the comma after "keys." B. Add a comma before "backpack." C. Add a comma after "wallet." D. It is correct as is.

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C. Add a comma after "wallet."
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According to The Elements of Style, what is the correct way to punctuate this sentence? Conservationists are considering urban runoff and they are tracking population growth, but the magnitude of the situation has not been determined. Conservationists are considering urban runoff, and they are tracking population growth but, the magnitude of the situation has not been determined. Conservationists are considering urban runoff, and they are tracking population growth, but the magnitude of the situation has not been determined. No change

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According to The Elements of Style, the correct way to punctuate this sentence is, Conservationists are considering urban runoff, and they are tracking population growth, but the magnitude of the situation has not been determined.

Answer: Option C.

Explanation:

Punctuations are the marks such as comma, semicolon, exclamation that we use while writing. Punctuation helps to give a clear meaning to the sentence. ‘The Elements of style’ is a book written by William Strunk which describes the proper way of writing style.

From the sentences given below, the correct way to punctuate this sentence is, ‘Conservationists are considering urban runoff, and they are tracking population growth, but the magnitude of the situation has not been determined.’ Here we can see that after the dangler is separated with a comma. Apart from this in the first line, two ideas are being discussed which is further separated by adding comma thus making a sentence readable.

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C. Conservationists are considering urban runoff, and they are tracking population growth, but the magnitude of the situation has not been determined.

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