Answer:
He explains Hamlet's behavior through Ophelia's dialogue, thereby tying up loose ends in the plot.
Explanation:
According to the given excerpt, the dialogue between Ophelia and Polonius is recorded as they try to explain the behavior of Hamlet.
Therefore, the most likely reason Shakespeare included this passage is, he explains Hamlet's behavior through Ophelia's dialogue, thereby tying up loose ends in the plot.
Pride is a powerful factor in an individual's behavior; it can also be the downfall of that individual.
This sentence is a complex sentence. It is composed of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it.
Pride is a powerful factor in an individual's behavior - independent clause
it can also be the downfall of that individual - dependent clause
Conclusions made on the basis of unstated or stated evidence are called "inference".
Inference is mainly using observation as well as background in order to reach a logical conclusion.
We practice inference during our everyday lives.
Example:
When you enter your office and find everything clean and in place. You conclude that the housekeeping has cleaned the room
Answer and Explanation:
Hrothgar and Grendel are characters in the famous epic poem "Beowulf". Grendel is described as a man-eating monster, void of feelings and empathy. However, <u>none of King Hrothgar's men is willing to challenge and defeat Grendel. The reason for that is the fact that they believe Grendel will certainly kill them if they challenge him. The King's men think "distance [is] safety". Only those who fled survived Grendel's fury. Therefore, they are not willing to risk their lives. As we know, it is the hero of the story, the warrior Beowulf who will kill Grendel.</u>
This is a sentence fragment, it has no subject so it is an incomplete sentence.