Answer:
the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g., went home in John went home)
Explanation:
Read the excerpt from H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds.
The peculiar V-shaped mouth with its pointed upper lip, the absence of brow ridges, the absence of a chin beneath the wedgelike lower lip, the incessant quivering of this mouth, the Gorgon groups of tentacles, the tumultuous breathing of the lungs in a strange atmosphere, the evident heaviness and painfulness of movement due to the greater gravitational energy of the earth—above all, the extraordinary intensity of the immense eyes—were at once vital, intense, inhuman, crippled and monstrous. There was something fungoid in the oily brown skin, something in the clumsy deliberation of the tedious movements unspeakably nasty.
Which statement best describes how Wells conveys his purpose with this excerpt?
A) He provides quotes from experts.
B) He shares data about the creature.
C) He appeals to the reader's beliefs.
D) He uses detailed physical description.
Answer: D) He uses detailed physical description.
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I believe that the only way in which poetry today resembles poetry from the 14th century is C) Poems are still often recited orally.
A isn't correct because nowadays prose is valued more.
B - poetic devices are often used.
D - the meter has changed significantly.
Incomplete question. However, I provided an explanation of key terms.
<u>Explanation:</u>
- <em>idea</em>: the term 'idea' refers to a suggestion or thought about a particular course of action/
- <em>concept</em>: a concept is a thought-out idea; or an idea plan.
- <em>clarify</em>: <em>to </em>'clarify' something, be it an idea implies that you<u> make an unclear statement understood to others.</u>
- <em>complicate</em>: to 'complicate' involves making something, be it an idea less understood, more difficult to understand. In other words, it is the opposite of 'clarify'.
Answer:
Explanation:
The phrase is comparing someone to a man that is one. So a son might be compared to his heroic father for example.
