Answer:
1. Personification.
2. Synecdoche
Explanation:
Personification is used on inanimate objects and gives them human-like actions. For example, the morning cannot tiptoe.
Synecdoche is a form of language when part of something is used as a whole.
The correct answer is "might have been". - all these words are part of the complete verb.
A linking verb links the subject of the sentence (here "the reporter" ) to something that is said about the subject ("right... about the approaching storm")
B) probably. I hope this helps :)
We shouldn't stay under British rule, because they taxed nearly anything and everything. For example, they had put a tax on tea for all.
I believe number 4 is the correct answer