<span>The best statement that describes or designates the irony of Mr. Shiftlet’s statement is this is as an alternative of remaining at the plantation, where he can see sunsets like these for the rest of his life, he runs away with Mrs. Crater's car and money.</span>
Answer:
A)The underline independent clauses in the passage above are not linked by parallel structure
Explanation:
Parallel structure simply means using a similar or same pattern to indicate that two or more ideas have the same level of importance. It is also known as parallelism.
The underlined (in this case the sentence in quote) independent clause is joined by the coordinating conjunction "and" to show that if he answered all the criticism he would have no time for anything else.
Answer:
The author presents the Reverend as an eyewitness to multiple examples of Scoresby's good fortune, which adds reliability to his account.
Explanation:
According to the book "Luck" by Mark Twain, the story is told of an English war hero Lord Scoresby who is a total idiot but managed to achieve legendary status by sheer luck. The Reverend was an instructor to Scoresby at military academy and tells how Scoresby somehow got through military school even though he is a complete idiot.
Therefore the author advances the plot through the use of the Reverend character by presenting Reverend as an eyewitness which adds reliability and credibility to his account.
