Too busy for her own good, Sarah was negligent about drinking enough water.
The other verb phrases would not fit the context of the sentence.
Nina was somebody who lived by her own rules. She was caught whirling and rotating through public places, happily. She could take anything and turn into something. She was an orphan but nevertheless she was always all right. Even on the day she had to say goodbye to them.
Speakers use colloquial diction intentionally in order "to align themselves with the audience".
• Colloquial diction refers to the use of local or informal expressions. It is necessary in order for the speaker to be more comfortable with the audience.
• Using colloquial diction is also vital for the audience to understand the message that the speaker is passing.
• Option B is incorrect. Speakers don't use colloquial diction because they don't have other ways of speaking.
• Option C is incorrect. Using colloquial diction doesn't mean that it's cooler.
• Option D us incorrect. Using colloquial diction doesn't mean that the speaker doesn't want to speak to people that are not in a particular group.
• The correct option is "to align themselves with the audience".
I believe the answer to your question is "wood". This is because people usually get slivers from wood, and considering the start of you last word, it seems to make sense. Also the previous analogy thing, Speck is to dust, is a very realistic analogy thing, so the next one would probably need to be realistic. I hope I helped! And if you need more information, please tell me. :D
