Answer:
C, Smothered verb
Explanation:
Process of elimination:
A: A modifier problem is where a word, phrase, or clause is misplaced in a sentence. The words are in the correct order in "They conducted an investigation." (e.g. when trying to describe that a potter sold all but some of his pottery, the sentence may be "The potter almost sold all of his pottery," when it should be "The potter sold almost all of his pottery,").
B: A dummy subject is something that does not specify what is doing a certain action in a sentence (e.g. "It's cold outside," What's cold outside?).
D: A redundant expression (more commonly known as a tautology) is restating the same thing in two different words (e.g. a sentence may be "during this period of time" where it should be "during this period" or "during this time").
A smothered verb is a noun that could have been a verb. In this example, the sentence is "They conducted an investigation," where the sentence should be "They investigated,".
Answer:
1. prose is a form of language based on grammatical structure and the natural flow of speech. Prose tends to comprise of full grammatical sentences, building to paragraphs while poetry typically contains a metrical scheme and often some element of rhyme.
2. Fictional prose
Heroic prose
Prose poetry
3. Sonnets
Free verse
Acrostic poems
In the figures of the civil watch and the Prince, the brawl introduces the audience to a different aspect of the social world of Verona that exists beyond the Montagues and Capulets. This social world stands in constant contrast to the passions inherent in the Capulets and Montagues. The give-and-take between the demands of the social world and individuals’ private passions is another powerful theme in the play. For example, look at how the servants try to attain their desire while remaining on the right side of the law. Note how careful Samson is to ask, “Is the law on our side, if I say ‘Ay,’” before insulting the Montagues (1.1.42). After the Prince institutes the death penalty for any who disturb the peace again, the stakes for letting private passions overwhelm public sobriety are raised to a new level.
Finally, this first scene also introduces us to Romeo the lover. But that introduction comes with a bit of a shock. In a play called Romeo and Juliet we would expect the forlorn Romeo to be lovesick over Juliet. But instead he is in love with Rosaline. Who is Rosaline? The question lingers through the play. She never appears onstage, but many of Romeo’s friends, unaware that he has fallen in love with and married Juliet, believe he is in love with Rosaline for the entirety of the play. And Friar Lawrence, for one, expresses shock that Romeo’s affections could shift so quickly from Rosaline to Juliet. In this way, Rosaline haunts Romeo and Juliet. One can argue that Rosaline exists in the play only to demonstrate Romeo’s passionate nature, his love of love. For example, in the clichés he spouts about his love for Rosaline: “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health” (1.1.173). It seems that Romeo’s love for chaste Rosaline stems almost entirely from the reading of bad love poetry. Romeo’s love for Rosaline, then, seems an immature love, more a statement that he is ready to be in love than actual love. An alternative argument holds that Romeo’s love for Rosaline shows him to be desirous of love with anyone who is beautiful and willing to share his feelings, thereby sullying our understanding of Romeo’s love with Juliet. Over the course of the play, the purity and power of Romeo’s love for Juliet seems to outweigh any concerns about the origin of that love, and therefore any concerns about Rosaline, but the question of Rosaline’s role in the play does offer an important point for consideration.
