I am new here and this is the first thing i'm doing on this site but to answer the question, i believe the excerpt is written from a first person point of view.
True oxidation is the formation of rust so yes it is a chemical change
You have to compare to teacher to something else like: "My teacher is as sneaky as a fox" ; Something like that.
Answer:
<h2><u>Fill in the blanks </u></h2>
"Probably armed, possibly not"
<u>colloquial </u>language
"I swear i see every round as it rips through his life"
<u>figurative</u><u> </u>language
The right answer is alternative four.
In the excerpt from "A Relay Race to Remember," the expression "he was gliding through the water like a dolphin" injects surprise into the story by making a comparison between that conveys how well Sean performs in he race. The phrase describes that Sean swims as well as a dolphin, meaning that he executes brilliantly at the race.
The rest of the options are not correct because the remark does not develop Malik's character or depicts how he swims, and it is not the end of the story.
