1. What I saw in the closet left me speechless.
= subject
Here, the noun clause is <em>What I saw in the closet. </em>This clause is used as the subject of the sentence. So, you can replace the entire clause with one simple word - <em>he. </em>For example: <em>He left me speechless. </em>This way you can easily determine that the first word (or rather the entire clause in the example above) is the subject.
2. When I was six, I learned how to swim.
= direct object
The noun clause here is <em>How to swim. </em>Even though this may look like an adverbial clause, it is not because it has the function of a direct object (which only noun clauses can). You can easily determine that this is a direct object by asking the question - <em>what? </em>For example: <em>What did I learn when I was six? </em>And the answer is: <em>How to swim. </em>This way you know it is an object.
3. I was caught between what my conscience was telling me and what I wanted to do.
= object of a preposition
Here, the noun clauses are <em>What my conscience was telling me and what I wanted to do. </em>They are objects, but not regular objects (like in sentence 2 above). Given that they are located after the preposition <em>between, </em>they are called object of a preposition.
4. The scary movie I watched is what kept me awake that night.
= predicative nominative
Predicative nominative is a word, phrase, or an entire clause following a linking verb (such as to be, to seem, etc.). In the example above, the linking verb is <em>IS, </em>and the clause following it <em>What kept me awake that night </em>is the predicative nominative.
Answer: Basically builds anticipation.
Explanation: Writers do that to keep you hooked and wanting to continue reading or listening. As well as just plain excitement.
Answer: I don't completely know what excerpt you are talking about, but from what I've searched up, I'm going to assume this is the correct one.
Explanation: The effects of using an omniscient narrator in this excerpt that it allows readers to see both Beatrice’s and Luma’s sides of the story.
What is omniscient narrator?
Omniscient narrator, often seen speaking in the voice of the author himself, assumes the omniscient idea of the subject being discussed: deep down in private thoughts, which tells about hidden or secret events.
What is an omniscient person?
Omniscient person who has all the knowledge or infinite awareness.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A
Answer:
Join.
Explanation:
The word "braid" is, originally, used to describe the act of lacing or weaving things together such as hair or yarn. It is the interlacing act that is typically known as a braid.
In the given sentence, the speaker uses this word to talk about how "immigrants braid their past into American story", implying how immigrants' stories are included in American stories. And the best word to replace or, the word that means the closest to "braid" is "join", as they both imply the 'inclusion, the fusion' of two elements.
Thus, the word "join" will best replace the word "braid" in the given sentence.
