The used rhetorical device is Hyperbole.
Saying that something is a billion times better is hyperbole because it is not really that much better, you would just be over exaggerating.
The word "possessive pronoun" is like the indication of the possession. So, therefore, your answer is: Its paws were caked in mud (option D.)
Answer:
the vowel that joins a root to another root or to a suffix
Explanation:
My/o as in Myology employs a combining vowel, in this case, the 'o', which serves as a merger for two root words or a root word and a suffix. Known to have no distinct meaning, this vowel eases the pronunciation of certain medical terms that are otherwise difficult to pronounce.
Another example is cardiology, which is the study of the heart and diseases associated with it. Cardia is a root word in Greek which means 'heart', and logy is another root wordy in Greek which refers to the 'study of'. It is widely used for this purpose and is seconded by the combining vowel 'a'.
the answer is D, comforting