a. The definite article "the" was not used in sentence 1 because the word "industry" was used as a general term to describe California's economy. While the definite article "the" is used in sentence 2 in order to be specific in the area of "the industries" that California is famous with.
b.
1. He is proud of the income he makes monthly.
2. The success of your business lies in your determination and passion.
3. The jobs they offer are high paying jobs.
4. The technology used in building this system is highly sophisticated.
5. The drought they experienced last year is greater than that of this year.
6. The climate of this 21st century is changing rapidly.
c. The nouns in (a) is different from the nouns in (b) because the noun "industry" and "industries" are concrete nouns while the other nouns are abstract nouns.
Explanation:
The definite article is known as "the". It is actually used when being specific about something. It usually comes before a noun in a sentence. It is most commonly used in English Language.
Concrete nouns are countable while abstract nouns are not. Abstract nouns refer to the nouns that we cannot see, smell, hear, touch, or taste. Concrete nuns can be seen and touched.
Question 4, we have to infer. The phrases like "we need to" and "remember how important it is" suggest that the author wants us to keep that in mind and possibly change our behavior, so persuasion seems like the goal.
Question 5 - well, abundance means "plenty", so there it is.
The correct answer is D. “You’re the best there is! Shouldn’t your breakfast cereal also be the best? Morning Bran!”
Explanation:
In advertising, the flattery technique is a persuasion technique that relies on praising or using compliments in order to motivate people to buy or pay for a specific service. In this way, the flattery technique makes the consumer feels gratified and better with himself and therefore happy to buy or pay for something. Even though this technique is considered as insincere it is still widely used in advertising and marketing as it is also quite useful and effective. Considering the is the slogan that uses this technique is “You’re the best there is! Shouldn’t your breakfast cereal also be the best? Morning Bran!” because the use of language in “You’re the best there is! " is a compliment for the consumer and this linked to "Shouldn’t your breakfast cereal also be the best?" motivates the consumer to buy the product suggested (Morning Bran), just because the consumer was somehow praised or flatter.
