A predicate is the part of a sentence that contains a verb wich tells something about the subject.
Now, in simple present or present progressive the formula is: subject + verb+ complement; the verb is the predicate. Taking the first three example, the subject is circled and the verb verbs comes after.
Answers are underlined:
The West Indian Manatee <u>is large a sea mammal.</u>
Manatte <u>rest just below the water's surface.</u>
Sea grass <u>is one of their favorite things</u> to eat.
In the last one it can't be eat the predicate because the predicate refers always to the subject, and 'sea grass doesn't eat'. "To eat is a complement"
The answer is C) Money can't buy happiness and A) He was a real Romeo. Allusions help us visualize the character by reffering to a figure of speach or a character, and comparing that to us. They take money and Romeo, and compare that with another person. They compare money to happiness and Romeo to another man. Hope that helps
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The gray room was awfully dull.
Answer:
This excerpt from <em>The Stranger</em> is an example of imagery. <u>The correct answer is the third one.</u>
Explanation:
Imagery is a literary device used for describing an object or a scene, or a feeling in order to create a defined image of it in the reader's mind. It means to use figurative language to represent objects, actions and ideas in a way that it appeals to our physical senses. In this excerpt, the writer describes the man with such detail that it is very easy for the reader to build a vivid image of the man in the reader's mind.
