Answer:
None of the alternatives are correct.
Explanation:
Ichabod Crane is in fact described using figurative language, but the figures of speech used are the metaphor and the simile, as can be seen in the excerpt below:
"hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves... feet that might have served for shovels... his head... looked like a weathercock perched on his shoulders."
The metaphor is the figure of speech that presents an implicit and subjective comparison between two elements that have something in common, while the simile is the figure of language that presents an explicit comparison between two elements that do not have similarities, but that can develop a new meaning when compared.
Ichabod Crane is the main character of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," a story about a village that is haunted by a headless knight who decapitates those he encounters.
The answer is B. We actually read this in class yesterday.
Answer:
A. To inform readers about the early stages of the war, the author uses a chronological structure to describe the outcome of each battle.
Explanation:
In the given passage, the author informs us about the battles that took place at the beginning of the French and Indian War and their outcomes. He does this in chronological order, which means that he tells us about them in the order they happened. This is why option A is the correct one.
Option B is incorrect because the author doesn't give us information about what each side was fighting for.
Options C and D are incorrect because the purpose of the given passage is not to persuade.
Answer: A) The writer could make the tone more academic.
Explanation: The tone of a text or sentence is the author's or speaker's attitude towards the audience, the subject or even the characters of the text. There are many different kinds of tones, like: positive, negative, objective, sad, angry, etc. From the given options, the one that represents how the excerpt could be best improved, is the corresponding to option A: A. The writer could make the tone more academic, by avoiding expressions like "totally important," "tons," and "it's obvious."
