Question

Read the passage.“Ugh, there are a million mosquitoes in our yard!” Jack shrieked as he swatted away a mosquito. The mosquito flew away, joining the other mosquitoes in the yard.How does the phrase "a million mosquitoes" affect the passage? It implies that there is a large amount of mosquitoes in the yard. It implies that Jack is not a reliable narrator. It implies that Jack methodically estimated the number of mosquitoes. It implies that there is a dangerous swarm of mosquitoes.

Answer 1

How does the phrase "a million mosquitoes" affect the passage?

A. It implies that there is a large amount of mosquitoes in the yard.  

“A million something” (in this case mosquitoes) is an hyperbolic figure of speech used to imply a large or excessive amount of something. Option B about Jack not being a reliable narrator could have been a possible answer but the passage is written using a third-person point of view, so Jack is not a narrator.