The correct answer is PRIDE. According to the given passage above, the personality trait that the ancient Greeks value is pride. The line which makes the ancient Greeks displayed pride is, "in all their clanging pride, he hurled his fire and struck the man, up there, as he began to scream aloud his victory."
Yes, some words that usually nouns can function as adjectives. That is true.
A theme is a universal lesson learned and the central idea is a one-sentence main idea.
- <em>Central idea</em> conveys that the text is about mainly, whereas, <em>theme </em>refers to the author's message, life lesson or moral learned from the story.
- A <em>central idea</em> cannot be referred to as the topic of the text, on the other hand, a <em>theme</em> cannot be same as topic.
- In one sentence, the<em> central idea </em>can be stated, whereas, <em>themes</em> are repeated and can be multiple.
Therefore, a theme is not the central idea, nor it can act as a topic of the text.
The following sentences are correct:
- <em>The Grand Canyon came into view as I was hiking along the trail.</em>
- <em>Walking toward the car, I could see that I had a flat tire.</em>
A misplaced modifier is a word, phrase or clause that is improperly separated from the word it modifies or describes. In the two sentences provided, the modifiers are correctly put next to the words they are modifying, making the sentences to have sense and not to sound confusing.
Yes,
The story of Beowulf is the eternal story of good versus evil, a theme that is still relevant to modern life. Grendel is the descendant of Cain, the evil son of Adam and Eve who slew his brother, Abel.
