B) a child explains to her parents how she found the information she is using in her science report
It is seven hundred years old, but neither history or tradition say whether it was built as it is, purposely, or whether one of its sides has settled. There is no record that it ever stood straight up.
Explanation:
The above words explain the mystery behind the design of the Leaning Tower of the Pisa.
When the author says that the monument is seven hundred years old and there is no record in the history about the tower whether it was designed to remain inclined or inadvertently inclined to one side.
The author further doubts whether the monument has ever stood straight up from the ground. He further describes the mysterious architectural designs and other features. These words create a web of mystery regarding the Leaning Tower's design.
Answer:
1. us
2. our
3. us
4. our
5. us
6. our
7. mine
8. us
Explanation:
In this exercise, you are required to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate pronoun.
A pronoun is one of the parts of speech in English language and it can be defined as a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. Some examples of a pronoun are he, she, you, I, who, it, them, ours, us, theirs, yours, mine, its, hers, his, our, etc.
- Us is a pronoun used to describe a group of people.
- Our is simply used to state that a thing belongs to a group of people.
- Mine is a possessive pronoun that suggest the ownership of a thing by an individual.
The correct answers are A. A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity, B. A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy, and D. An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be
Explanation:
The purpose of satire is to criticize negative aspects of individuals, society or government, for this, satire does not use literal language but relies on irony, humor or exaggeration that show indirectly the absurdity of some behaviors and actions. This also implies texts that use literal language and do not focus on criticizing society are not satirical.
According to this, from the options provided the texts that are example of satire are "A magazine article exaggerating the public’s extreme reaction to a celebrity" because this uses exaggeration to show a negative aspect of people and create a critique; "A funny political cartoon exposing the flaws in a new government policy" because this exposes the flaws of government through humor; and "An ironic short story that draws attention to how unmotivated people can be" because as other examples this focuses on showing flaws or vices by using humor.
The answer is the first option or A.