Dashes are used to add emphasis or change a topic, as they can either give more importance to an idea or just interrup the idea with another one.
Ellipsis is used to remove unwanted parts of a long quotation and is mostly represented by three consecutive periods. It helps omit unnecesary elements within a sentence.
Commas are used to separate clauses, phrases, coordinating adjectives and non-essential words. Commas usually indicate pauses and they are used to separate ideas within a sentence.
Answer:
Part A: C. Constancia doesn’t realize the effect that her actions have on others
Part B: C. ”I don’t understand why she’s so upset"
Explanation:
This is the excerpt from Judith Ortiz Cofer's short story "Abuela Invents the Zero".
Although no specific dialogue is cited in the question, I'm assuming it refers to the dialogue between Constancia and her mother at the end of the story.
Constancia's grandmother comes to a visit and, being a Catholic, she wants to attend the Sunday mass. It is decided that Constancia will escort her to the church since her mothet is sick and her father stays to take care of her.
Constancia accepts reluctantly but the situation only gets worse when she feels embarrassed by her grandmother's appearance and behaviour at the church.
When Abuela gets lost in the church, Constancia doesn't help her at all, not wanting people to see them together.
This selfish act hurt Abuela so she doesn't speak to Constancia on their way home nor she accepts her help with walking.
This only shows that Constancia only cared about how her grandma embarrassed her and what her friend would say of this; she didn't care about her Abuela's feelings or helping her.
This can also best be seen from her excuses when mother confronts her and she still seems unaware of the fact she hurt her grandmother's feelings.
From the metaphor we take that Odysseus is an expert archer.
Although you gave no context, comprehensive usually works as an adjective to mean something was complete and conclusive.
<em>(context) Those sources are comprehensive. </em>
Answer:
D. The atmosphere is a key part of our environment and of Earth’s processes.
Explanation:
The answer is choice D because all the other answer choices are details from the story, and do not describe what the excerpt is entirely about, unlike with answer D.
