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The correct answer is B, 'compound-complex sentence', because this particular sentence consists of two independent clauses ('gracefully, the dancer took a bow) and ((the dancer) smiled) and one dependent clause (before she left the stage), which is the definition of a compound-complex sentence.
<span>...the use of precise, concrete images, free verse, and suggestion rather than complete statement</span>
Answer: This tower was a giant, standing with its back to the plight of the ants.
Explanation: a metaphor is an indirect comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, metaphors create images that help the audience understand a point. In the given excerpt from Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" the metaphor that reflects the naturalistic theme that human life is insignificant before the workings of fate is "This tower was a giant, standing with its back to the plight of the ants" in this metaphor the author compares the wind tower with a giant, and the ants are the humans, it shows how little and insignificant we are compared to nature and fate.
The sentence that uses a verb that agrees with its compound subject is option C. She and her committee appreciate the donations they received. The compound subject in this sentence is, "she and her committee". This compound subject joined by the word "and" is treated as a plural subject; therefore, the verb should also be plural.
