The correct answer is "In this selection, the use of the word <em>inundation</em> is probably exaggerated."
In this situation, inundation is not a real inundation/flood, therefore it is not literal. It is a word used to exaggerate the fact that the housewives are constantly cleaning the house, sweeping and mopping. You can see that too in the excerpt <em>"under the discipline of mops and brooms". </em>We know the author is referring to the cleaning process and therefore, chooses to use the word <em>inundation</em> to create more depth to what he's describing.
Answer:
A. weak : frail
Explanation:
"weak" and "frail" are the best option among the words listed in the question.
"Thin" and "gaunt" refer to they physical appearance of a person, who looks "frail" or "weak". The words "weak" or "frail" having more of a figurative meaning, that is still similar to "thin" or "gaunt".
Answer:
Taiga
Explanation:
Two reasons I like the taiga is
1st: It looks very nice
2nd: I like the wildlife which live their especially Wolves
The best revision of this sentence is the following:
The lawyer presented a clear argument to the jury (it was unbelievable how influenced they were by his case) in the hopes of winning the trial.
A pair of parentheses needs to be used in order to separate this information from the rest of the sentence and facilitate reading and comprehension. The information in the parentheses is related to the meaning of the sentence but in some way it interrupts the flow, so a pair of parentheses is necessary in order to indicate this.
