A simile is when as or like is used to compare two unalike things.
Personification is giving something not human, human characteristics.
Irony is calling a big dog tiny.
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I am not 100% sure these are correct. You can always ask your teacher for a redo though.
<span>B. "To date, few companies based in the United States have been willing to explore their options in Puerto Rico because of the high level of uncertainty about our political status, labor policy, and tax code compliance."
Options A and D should be eliminated immediately. They do not give a direct reason for slow economic development. Option C further develops option B. It states what companies are looking for, but does not say that Puerto Rico lacks these things. Option B states exactly what Puerto Rico is lacking which results in slow economic development.
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No, because it is just one word alone. However, if it is stated in a sentence in a passage, then it may need a hyphen.
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