Lord of the Flies takes place on an unnamed, uninhabited tropical island in the Pacific Ocean during a fictional worldwide war around the year 1950. The boys arrive on the island when an airplane that was presumably evacuating them crashes.
23. “all things considered” is a nominative absolute (NA).
24. “a nuclear engineer” is an appositive (AP).
25. “There” is an expletive (EXP), as you correctly noted.
26. “Maria” is used as a direct address (DA).
27. “green” is an objective complement (OC).
28. “president” is a predicate nominative (PN).
29. “alert” is a predicate adjective (PA).
30. “There” is, again, an expletive (EXP), as you again correctly noted.
31. “fence” is a direct object (DO).
32. “us” is an indirect object (IO).
Answer: True
Explanation:
“Odysseus made his men promise not to harm the cattle, but, after being trapped by a storm for a month, their supplies dwindled and the men grew hungry. When Odysseus fell asleep, his men left the ship to slaughter the sacred cattle. This act deeply angered Helios, who demanded punishment. After a few days, Zeus sent a fierce storm that killed everyone aboard except for Odysseus. The hero clung to a raft until washing ashore on Calypso's island.”
Answer: Nikola Tesla, Serbian, world-famous inventor, once celebrated, once visited by kings, authors, and artists, welterweight pugilists, scientists of all stripes, journalists with their prestigious awards, ambassadors, mezzo-sopranos, and ballerinas.
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