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<em><u>mr</u></em>. and <em><u>mrs</u></em>. <em><u>hunt</u></em> are members of the <em><u>elks club</u></em> of <em><u>topeka, kansas.</u></em>
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Mr. & Mrs. = always capitalized before a name
Hunt = that's their last name and names are proper nouns
Elks Club = because it refers to a specific club. what club is it ? an elks club. but if it said they were member of a club, you wouldn't have to capitalize it cause it isnt specific!
Topeka, Kansas = specific locations/places are proper nouns and need to be capitalized
<span>A. Hyperbole
There is happiness, and then there is the happiness described in this passage. Hyperbole is an extreme exaggeration, and the author here is extremely exaggerating the happiness that the man is feeling. He is overemphasizing aspects of happiness and stretching them to the farthest explanation in order to create humor in the passage.</span>
Answer:
In the story Summers finishes calling names, and everyone opens his or her papers. Word quickly gets around that Bill Hutchinson has “got it.” Tessie argues that it wasn’t fair because Bill didn’t have enough time to select a paper. Mr. Summers asks whether there are any other households in the Hutchinson family, and Bill says no, because his married daughter draws with her husband’s family. Mr. Summers asks how many kids Bill has, and he answers that he has three. Tessie protests again that the lottery wasn’t fair.Mr. Graves dumps the papers out of the box onto the ground and then puts five papers in for the Hutchinsons. As Mr. Summers calls their names, each member of the family comes up and draws a paper. When they open their slips, they find that Tessie has drawn the paper with the black dot on it. Mr. Summers instructs everyone to hurry up.The villagers grab stones and run toward Tessie, who stands in a clearing in the middle of the crowd. Tessie says it’s not fair and is hit in the head with a stone. Everyone begins throwing stones at her.
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