Answer: The best meaning of "gaunt" as it is used in the sentence provided is A. skeletal.
Explanation: "Gaunt" is an adjetive used to describe someone as very thin and haggard. In the sentence provided,<u> the word "gaunt" has been used to describe a sinister figure</u>; therefore, in this case<u>, the best meaning of "gaunt" is "skeletal"</u>. "Skeletal" is also an adjective and<u> it makes reference to someone that does not have a lot of flesh</u>, that is to say someone that resembles a skeleton.
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Make sure to look at the capitalization. If there is a capital letter after another capital letter, it is probably the beginning of the next sentence.
Fully punctuated sentence:
Look! Half the eggs are broken. <== this is the grammatically correct sentence
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The Scarlet Pimpernel by Maria Garcia contains many examples of rising actions:
1. When the Pimpernel dresses up in various disguises to smuggle French aristocracy to England.
2. Percy Blakeney leading a dual life and the fact that nobody believes him to be a vigilante.
3. Chauvelin, the villain chasing around the Scarlet Pimpernel.
Answer:
The action slows when Annie and Anagnos have a discussion, and the play becomes boring.
Explanation:
This is not someting that they should include in a summary. Instead it should be replaced by what Annie and Anagnos are talking about for an effective summary.
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Noun clauses are dependent clauses that can replace any noun in the sentence: subjects, objects, and/or subject complements. In all, there are five different functions that a noun clause can serve: subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of the preposition, and subject complements.J
