Answer:
Twain's main purpose of writing The Innocents Abroad in the style of a travel guide serves to encourage the reader to appreciate American heritage, while also celebrating all other walks of life and reflecting on the importance of experiencing new and exciting adventures
Explanation:
A pronoun can substitute a noun or a noun phrase. Among the options above only C. him and D. They are pronouns: stories is a noun and many could be a pronoun if is was standing alone, but here it is a part of a noun phrase.
C. him is singular, so the right answer is D. They
Answer: interviewed
In this sentence, you are required to pick an action verb. "Interview" is an action verb as it describes a physical activity that the characters are engaging in. On the other hand, the other options are not action verbs, as they do not describe an action that the character is engaging in. Instead, they describe states of being.
1. I would say the correct answer is B. His experiences have made him feel that the only victory available to Native Americans is to choose death over a life of immorality and weakness. Black Hawk obviously feels that there is no escape for Native Americans. The white men are superior in numbers and technology, and they have used deceit to defeat Native Americans and take their lands. He fought with honor and lost the battle, and now the only thing left for him is to die knowing that he did all that was in his power - and dying with honor is better than adopting the white people's ways.
2. In my opinion, the best answer is B. He uses a simile and figurative language to convey the idea that white people morally corrupt Native Americans. By using a simile, he compares the white people's grip and its effect to that of a poisonous snake. The snake itself is a metaphor for corruption and deceit. He then expands this simile by using figurative language - "they poisoned us by their touch". This word "poisoned" is a metaphor. He doesn't mean that the white people literally poisoned the Native Americans. He means that they morally corrupted them.
Answer by YourHope:
Hi! :)
1. What part of speech is the word in italics?
Adjective!
2. What part of speech is the word in italics?
Noun!
3. Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence:
It is a gerund functioning as a verb!
4.Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence:
I think it might be It is a participle functioning as an adjective. Sorry I am not too sure about that one.
And I do apologize for the late answer. I should have figured to ask you to post it or something.
