The supporting details are used when you want to explain, describe, illustrate the main idea of what you are saying or writing. Details can be facts, definitions, quotations, more information or examples. These details must be important, significant in order to help to develop the central idea of your speech. With this explained, the right answer is <em>C, meaning of words</em>. The other ones are relevant and useful to explain the main idea.
Answer:
10. C
11. A
Explanation:
A simile is a comparison of two objects or ideas using the words like or as. In question 10, the only answer that does this is C. And in question 11, the same applies (but with answer A).
A nonessential phrase, as the name itself states, is not really that important to the sentence - if that part were deleted, the sentence would still make perfect sense. These phrases are always separated from the rest of the sentence with commas. Therefore, the correct answer is <span>C. Drivers must complete a written test, according to the Department of Transportation, before receiving their driver’s license.
The nonessential phrase here is <em>according to the Department of Transportation. </em></span>