The answer is option D (Weeping for hours in bed is how I spent my day, broken after a long, sad week).
In a gerund phrase, the head is a verb that ends in ING. This type of phrase can fulfill all the functions of a noun. For example, in this particular case, "weeping" is the head of the subject.
A participial phrase looks like a verb but it is an adjective since it modifies a noun. In this case, the participial phrase is "broken after..."
Explanation:
The "scale" of a model is it's size relative to the size of the "real" version. So compared to a 1:24 scale model, the real version is 24 times larger in size or 1:1 in scale. The model on top is "1:18 Scale", which means it is one eighteenth the size of the real thing. So basically scale models are based on a scale of the real thing (of whatever thing it is, like a car). While models are not, they can be any size.
Answer:
C). Makes the reader want to find out what happens next.
Explanation:
The given excerpt from 'Heart of a Samurai'(assumed) develops suspense by presenting the events in a manner that leaves the readers puzzled and uncertain about 'what would happen next.' The <u>situation of impending danger </u>on Manjiro when 'two boats move towards the island and his heart beat deep in his stomach and weak limbs feeling numb' <u>develops a feeling of tension as well as empathy among the readers towards the character</u>. The <u>further details like 'he might faint...croaked..boats!..rescue!' takes the excitement and anxiousness at the peak</u>. Therefore, <u>option C</u> is the correct answer.
Answer:
His Mother believes that looks is what matters to Americans and because Richard had black skin, she worries that he will be harshly judged.
Explanation:
In "Hunger of memory" by Richard Rodriguez, His mother worries that Richard would be judged harshly because of his dark skin, she has the opinion that <em>looks</em> is what matters to Americans. In Richard's memories from childhood where his mother would react angrily to his dark skin caused by the sun.
His mother told him he was careless and reprimanded him by telling him "you know how important looks are in this country. with<em> </em>los gringos looks are all that they judge on." They are from Mexican ancestry and Him and his older sister were the only dark complexioned ones in the family. Richard experienced a handful of name-calling incidents which made him sensitive to the "connection between dark skin and poverty."
