And then he perceived that, very slowly, the circular top of the cylinder was rotating on its body. It was such a gradual moveme
nt that he discovered it only through noticing that a black mark that had been near him five minutes ago was now at the other side of the circumference. Even then he scarcely understood what this indicated, until he heard a muffled grating sound and saw the black mark j*rk forward an inch or so. Then the thing came upon him in a flash. The cylinder was artificial—hollow—with an end that scr*wed out! Something within the cylinder was unscr*wing the top! Wells creates an aesthetic impact on the reader by
A. describing the scene factually to create a sense of detachment in the reader.
B. moving from longer to shorter sentences to create excitement in the reader.
C. establishing a peaceful mood to make the text more pleasing to the reader.
D. creating a lecturing tone to make the text more comfortable for the reader.
B. moving from longer to shorter sentences to create excitement in the reader.
Explanation:
He starts with long sentences, since the character is still trying to figure out what was going on and then, he makes shorter and shorter phrases with the goal of creating a sense of unease and excitement.
An independent clause is a part of the sentence that can stand alone. It usually has a subject, predicate and noun. For Example: Marley walked to the pretty beach, as her friends picked seashells. Marley walked to the beach would be the independent clause.
Perhaps they will lead Roger to commit other crimes and do other devilish things, or perhaps they will weigh heavily on his conscience as a result of his dishonest means of procuring them.
