I am seated in one of the last rows of chairs reserved for the audience who will attend the Barnard College Graduation Ceremony. The climate is pleasant and that is why everyone wears comfortable clothes, but consistent with the occasion. We didn't see a cloud in the sky and the environment has a fresh wind, totally balancing the feeling of warmth coming from the sun.
The chairs are white, plastic, but big enough to accommodate my body.
A few minutes after my arrival, the ceremony began, soon the graduates entered and settled in the place reserved for them and in a few minutes we can hear Toni Morrison's speech.
The speech was very emotional and highlighted the challenges and advantages of our professionals who were being trained that day. An important point of the speech, impressed me, when Morrison pointed out the importance of this new generation of professionals looking for equality and gender in their workplaces, since the women present there and those who still entered the job market, struggled to get their diplomas and have a good academic life and for that reason they deserve to be respected and have their rights guaranteed, as well as their wishes, capacity and autonomy respected.
What is the central irony used to support the satire in the passage? The king prefers a pretentious son to his more sensible siblings. The king finds great value in a son who has little sense. The king is unable to see that Shadwell is really a poor choice. The king believes that maturity will build more sense in his son. Done Mac Flecknoe by John Dryden (excerpt) All humane things are subiect to decay, And when Fate Summons, Monarch's must obey; This Flecknoe found, who like Augustus young, Was call'd to Empire, and had Govern'd long; In Prose and Ver
Answer:
A) metaphor; incognito
Explanation:
Metaphor: a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.
Incognito: having one's true identity concealed.
Answer:
C). The gift grandmother brought was for me and him.
Explanation:
A prepositional phrase consist of a preposition which is followed by its object and any modifier of object. These phrases primarily function as either adjectives or adverbs to add detail in the sentence.
The object of preposition is said to be compound when the number of noun or pronoun(functioning as the object of preposition) is more than two. In the given question, the third sentence involves the prepositional phrase 'for me and him' appropriately featuring identified compound pronoun as it involves more than one object('me and him') and identifies to whom the subject(gift) is being referred to. Thus, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer.