The children climbed higher than the sun's rays is the most obvious hyperbole in the text.
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Answer:
b) Both an independent clause and a subordinate clause, when standing alone, are
followed by a period to end the sentence.
Explanation:
An independent clause is a group of words that has a subject and predicate but can make complete sense on their own.
EXAMPLE of an independent clause is "He opened the door"
EXAMPLE of a dependent clause is "when he heard the knock"
"He opened the door" can stand on its own and make perfect sense and can be ended with a period.
"when he heard the knock" is dependent and isn't usually ended with a period when standing alone.
Putting the clauses together, we have, "He opened the door when he heard the knock. " and this is a complex sentence.
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Answer:
An image of helplessness.
Explanation:
The excerpt doesn't describe Cyclops' home, nor does it compare Odysseus and his men. It is a simile, which compares two things, his men and squirming puppies. Cyclops doesn't have any pets that are introduced in this excerpt. It compares the men to innocent animals, but the more descriptive and definitive answer is C.
