The last one is perfect as it includes all possible interpretations. Hope that helps!
Tim is someone's name, and thus, <u>is a proper noun.</u>
<u><em>Explanation:</em></u> A proper noun is a specific noun. For example, "lake" is a common noun and thus do not need capitalization but Lake Michigan is a specific noun (because it's a specific place) and does need capitalized. All proper nouns need capitalization, and a common proper noun is someone's name.
Doctor can be used generally, you could say, "I think I need to go see a doctor" so that's not it
Uncle could work if you were referring to someone specifically. "My uncle is coming over" is using it in a general sense, but, "My Uncle John is coming over" is more specific, so that would be a specific noun but in this case, it isn't.
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Robot by itself is a common noun so it isn't an option. For example, "did you see this cool robot she's working on?" It's used in a general sense.
John Steinbeck is the author of The Grapes of Wrath.
Answer:
The correct option is:
The instructor is trying to put a positive spin on an unfortunate situation
Explanation:
When the author's mother took her to a beauty training school in the Mission district, she put her in the hands of a student who didn't know how to cut hair, who couldn't even hold scissors without shaking his hand. The author wanted to get big curls, but ended up having a mess of uneven short hair. Then the instructor comes up then and tried his best to make the hair even. In the end, her hair was cut so short that it looked like a boys head. Then the instructor says this words to put a positive spin and to make the author feel better
