Answer:
yes, because they tell you not to do something that they have done many times and will continue doing even after they have warned you not to.
Explanation:
if a friend told you not to watch tv because corrodes your brain and he sits there right in front of you (in your house) watching tv, wouldn't you be annoyed that he is telling you not to do something that he is doing and keeps on doing after he has warned you not to?
Exercise 8
1. Complete predicate: writes funny stories about his childhood
Verb phrase : Writes funny stories
2. Complete predicate: Will be closed on Fridays
Verb Phrase: Will be closed
3. Complete predicate: want pizza and salad for supper
Verb Phrase: Want pizza and salad
4. Complete predicate: can never remember our new telephone number
Verb phrase: Can never remember
A, Direct characterization because he is directly telling you about the character