At the core of Inauguration Day is a legal procedure: the oath of office, which is required of the president in order to serve. But though the oath could be a small, procedural affair, it never quite has been. Even at the very first inauguration, George Washington, after taking the oath—and becoming the first democratically elected head of state in modern history—addressed the crowds that had gathered under the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City.

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Which sentence summarizes the passage best?

Tomtit [17]

Here is the full passage for this question:

<span>There is likewise another diversion which is only shown before the emperor and the empress, and first minister, upon particular occasions. The emperor lays on the table three fine silken threads of six inches long; one is purple, the other yellow, and the third white. These threads are proposed as prizes for those persons whom the emperor has a mind to distinguish by a peculiar mark of his favor. . . . The emperor holds a stick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one, sometimes leap over the stick, sometimes creep under it, backward and forward, several times, according as the stick is advanced or depressed.
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I think the answer would be: <span>The emperor rewards his subjects for jumping over and under a stick.

The full passage basically tell the readers about the strange contest that both the emperor and the empress like to conduct. We can see from the third sentence that those who are able to finish emperor's contest will be rewarded with a thread of silk.</span>

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1.8 ("he is pinned down...passing by"). 1.7.1 How do the footsteps pin the boy down? 1.7.2 What does "footsteps passing by" sugg

ludmilkaskok [199]

The given lines: ("he is pinned down...passing by" ) show that a person is being oppressed and there is a nearby passerby that could intervene and rescue him.

How do the footsteps pin the boy down?

The narrator does not explicitly state that the footsteps pin the boy and based on the incomplete narration, one can infer that there is a person pinning the boy down and nearby footsteps mean that there are people walking in the nearby place or the vicinity, or neighborhood.

Also, the line "footsteps passing by" suggests that there are people walking in the nearby place or the vicinity, or neighborhood.

<h3>What is a Narration?</h3>

This refers to the use of a narrator to tell a story through the use of a sequence of events to advance a plot.

Hence, we can see that based on the given lines: ("he is pinned down...passing by" ) show that a person is being oppressed and there is a nearby passerby that could intervene and rescue him.