Which excerpt?
Then we can figure it out
Answer:
b
Explanation:
I'm pretty certain that this is either b or d. This one does sound like its b, though.
Answer:
(1) In "The Gettysburg Address," Abraham Lincoln says, "the brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract." He believes that the world has taken notice of the battle but that the war is far from over.
(2) He urges that it is important "for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining . . ." He hopes that others will continue to fight for the freedom of all men.
(3) Finally, he is determined to make sure that, "these dead shall not have died in vain."
Explanation:
The second quotation is formatted wrongly and has been revised properly.
First of all, the sentence is grammatically incorrect and the word important was added before the quotation mark to make the quote have a better meaning.
Next, the quote was modified by omitting some unnecessary words which had no impact on the overall meaning of the sentence.
. that this nation . . . was omitted.
The correct answer is 1: Illustration-example.
Illustrations and examples are introduced by the transition phrases such as "for instance" and "for example". Some other linking words for giving examples are "to illustrate", "namely", and "such as". These linking words do not necessarily have to be at the beginning of the sentence.
One of the things that are alike in the two poems is the use of imagery. In the poem The Golden cat it's comparing the cat to the sun. In The Cat and The Moon it's comparing the cat to the moon. In the two poems both cats are outside.
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