Answer:
The word has been elevated from the status of slang to colloquialism.
(Hope this helps! Btw, I answered first. Brainliest please! :D)
The statements that use parallel structure are:
- I ate tacos, beans, and rice for dinner last night.
- Mary's favorite activities include cheerleading, parasailing, and hiking.
- I came; I saw; I conquered.
- The angry dog barked at his owner, scratched the door, and created a mess.
- To succeed is to be happy in life.
- Jacob would like to buy both a new hat and a new laptop.
These all present repetition of a chosen grammatical form within a sentence, thus keeping the rhythm of th line.
Answer:
A graceful loser is a person that takes a loss "on the chin" and does not act bitter, but instead congratulates the winner in a non-malicious manner.
For example, if a player loses a tennis match and is quite happy to go across the court to shake the hands of his opponents, wish him well and walk away, then he is a graceful loser.
On the other hand, a person who loses in a less than dignified manner is a person that throws tantrums, complains, or rejects the result of a match because he feels he was treated unfairly or his opponent did not deserve the win.
An example is a tennis player attacking the umpire, shouting and rejecting the outcome because he feels some of the umpire's calls were wrong and his opponent was lucky to win
