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The correct answer is <span>a. Even the adults were jumping and splashing like children, who usually don't play much.
The clause "who usually don't play much" refers to adults and not children. Here however, due to misplacement, it makes it seem as if the children are the ones who don't play much.</span>
Answer:
Taking a long journey.
Getting help from a powerful being.
Fighting a strong antagonist.
Explanation:
A Greek mythologies, the hero is depicted as a character of normal stature who has to undergo hazardously and oftentimes, long journeys to prove his worth. The involvement of powerful beings like gods and goddesses providing assistance to the hero also plays a huge part in the hero's characterization. Similarly, fighting against a strong antagonist also characterizes the hero.
In the myth of Perseus, the hero Perseus had to fight Medusa, after going through a long journey. And in that mission, he was helped by Hermes and his sister Athena, who provided him with a polished shield to prevent Perseus from being turned into a stone.
Thus, the correct answers are the first, second, and third options.
The correct subordinating conjunction is "yet" and the sentence is completed as follows:
Mandy practiced karate every day, yet she failed to beat her final opponent.
The word "yet" is a subordinating conjunction that means "nevertheless" or "however", it is associated with negative statements in order to mention that an event did not take place.
In this sentence, it explains that even though Mandy had practiced she did not beat her opponent.
Answer:
The imagerys can be seen in the lines:
Plum-sweet they swell;
their thin skins hold moist red earth.
Explanation:
Imagery is the figure of speech used when the author wants to describe objects, situations and actions in a way that stimulates the reader's five senses, allowing him to hear, see and feel the characteristics of the description. We can see an example of imagery in the lines above, as the author describes features in which the reader knows the sensation and can feel it again when reading the lines.
