Answer:
a. There is one example of a passive voice in the draft. The passive voice is used in sentences 1.
b. There is only one state-of-being word in the draft. It is in sentence 8. In sentence 8, it explains how important workplace fitness is.
c. Sentence 7 contains an expletive. It is the phrase "don't hesitate to." The sentence could have been written as "Please, contact me with any questions," without the expletive.
Explanation:
a. Passive voice: In a passive voice, the action is performed on the subject, who receives the action, while in an active voice, the subject performs the action.
b. State-of-being verbs: are linking verbs that identify who or what a noun is or was. They include "is," "am," "be," "been," "being," "was," "were," and "are."
c. Expletive is an empty word or phrase that conveys no additional or independent meaning.
Answer:
B). The narrator falls and breaks a rib and collarbone.
Explanation:
Foreshadowing is demonstrated as the literary device in which the author provides an advance clue or hint about the forthcoming event in the story. It primarily functions to
In the given sentence, the author foreshadows 'the narrator's falling and breaking off his rib and collarbone.' The narrator falls and injures himself. This hint <u>develops suspense among the readers and enhances their curiosity as they are uncertain whether their anticipations about the sudden turn of events will come true or not</u>. Thus, it helps in keeping the interest of the readers intact as the readers expected a tragic end but the writer twists the conclusion by describing how the author handled himself and his injury. Therefore, <u>option B</u> is the correct answer.
Answer
(not part of the answer but I love this story)
What makes the story and its narrator so thought provoking is that the narrator is the one who is doing everything. You see everything from how he felt to what he was thinking as the story took place.
Explanation:
I can't remember what the line is, but it says something like, " Now let me take you through what really happened..."
Hope this helps!
