In order to persuade someone, the idea presented should be convincing through facts and arguments. The author of the passage claims that nothing is impossible by showing different scenarios in which the outcome seemed impossible at the time but was achieved anyways. People were able to climb Mount Everest, create a machine that help humans fly and even walk on the moon.
It is foreshadowing because she or he is talking about something from the past
Answer:
B. In the absence of surprise, a witty remark loses much of its humorous effect.
Explanation:
Answer B
Correct. In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the author makes the claim that “merriment” (amusement) can be produced only by “a sudden impression,” that is, a surprise. In the second sentence of the paragraph, the author advances that claim by using the clause “which is expected” to assert that jests (witty remarks) lacking such an element of surprise (because the audience is expecting them) lose much of their humor and are thus effectively “already destroyed.”
C I think is your answer. kinda stuck between C and D but I think C
Answer:
There aren't. You have found all the adverbs in the passage:
1. slowly
2. quietly
3. beautifully
4. loudly
Explanation:
An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It is common for adverbs to have -ly at their endings, but that will not necessarily be the case with all of them. Some examples of adverbs are: well, quickly, early, sweetly, etc.
Let's focus now on the adverbs found in the passage and the words they are modifying:
1. slowly --> modifies the verb "walked"
2. quietly --> modifies the verb "moved"
3. beautifully --> modifies the verb "playing"
4. loudly --> modifies the verb "playing" in a different sentence
