It attempts to persuade readers to think or act in a certain way.
played
in many countries around the world. The marimba is a percussion instrument, a type of xylophone nearly ten feet long. The forerunner of the modern marimba comes from Guatemala. The instrument, however, is even older in its origins, which are thought to be Mayan.
The marimba consists of a set of wooden keys or bars that are hit with two or more mallets to make musical sounds. Some pieces of music require the use of up to six mallets. The instrument slightly resembles a piano, but the musician plays the marimba standing up instead of sitting down.
The marimba is not
special
because of its wooden bars. Instead, resonators, the metal tubes that hang beneath each bar, are what make the marimba unique. They are made in different lengths and produce different sounds and tones. Some resonators are made of aluminum, but brass is preferred. Resonators were originally made of hollowed-out gourds. The mallets also make a great difference in the quality of the sound. Softer mallets are used for the low
notes
. Harder mallets are used for the high notes.
It takes a great
deal
of skill to handle multiple mallets, two or three in each hand. Some musicians have developed special grips to help them control the mallets as they play. One of these, the Stevens method, uses four mallets, two in each hand. The grip involves holding one of the mallets with the ring and pinky fingers while the other is controlled between the thumb and the middle finger.
1. What can the reader infer from this article?
The marimba is a member of the strings section of the orchestra.
The mallets used to play the marimba are usually made of brass.
A musician needs quick hands to be a good marimba player.
Playing the marimba requires a minimum of two musicians.
D. A musician needs quick hands to be a good marimba player.
Answer:
The verbal that functions as a noun in the passage is: portraying
Explanation:
In the statement:
[(Portraying Richard Nixon in the 1987 opera Nixon in China was his breakout role)].
Portraying is a verbal (gerund) that is functioning as the noun to the verb was in this statement.
The subject in this statement is the gerundial phrase:
(Portraying Richard Nixon in the 1987 opera Nixon in China)
The predicate would then be:
(was his breakout role)
Gerunds can also function as:
dazzling is a noun in the abbreviations.
The population of London is tired of the situation in the East End crime, unhealthy,
poor child exploitation ...
A group of people behind this protest decided to help by contacting
directly to Queen Victoria, and you are responsible (e) to draw up the petition.
This is the plan that hath suggested. Does Sers in to write your text:
1) describe the situation, (décrire la situation)
2) suggest what is needed, (suggérer des mesures, des solutions)
3) explain why it is needed