I would need the list of your words from previous lessons, that is the objective, trying to fill the empty space with a logical word. I hope you got it right even if I am late!
Answer:
B. "He was probably grumpy because he was older than dirt."
Explanation:
In the passage above, an idiomatic expression is used when the speaker used the phrase, 'older than dirt'. An idiom is a phrase that is not meant to be be interpreted literally with the individual words used although there are few instances where this may occur.
The term 'older than dirt' means that a person or animal is very old. It was originally coined from the dirt found at the surface of the earth, believed to have existed for thousands of years.
Answer:
all
Explanation:
different beverages for different situations
Answer:
Young drivers must remember to always turn off cell phones before getting behind the wheel.
Explanation:
This has the strongest emphasis for me, because 'always' is a very harsh and completely unambiguous word in this context.
The other split infinitives, "to not text", "to fully focus", and "to completely ignore", do not have the same effect, and sound odd and unnatural, whereas "to always turn off" sounds much more definite.
Additionally, "to fully focus" contains alliteration, which trivialises the serious matter being discussed (safe driving), as it 'poeticises' the statement somewhat.