The correct answer is B. Just took the test, hope this helps! :)
Adverbs modify (describe) verbs or other adverbs and often end in -ly. You need to locate the verb to determine at least one of the adverbs (the action of the sentence.) This is a complex sentence because it has an independent clause (it was not exactly what he had in mind) and a subordinate clause (when he agreed to do the task). If you just look at the independent clause, or the one that can stand by itself, you will find the verb 'was'. Ask yourself 'was what'. The answer is not, which means it is the adverb. To find the adverb describing it, we again ask, 'not what'. The answer is exactly. So the answer is A.
I believe the correct answer is C. it makes a point without directly stating it.
Satire is often used by authors who want to criticize something or someone without having to explicitly do that - they use metaphors in order to mock them without them realizing that they have been exposed to such ridicule. Boyle is trying to mock the government in his work by comparing its members to animals, which he does in order to conceal his true intentions.
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Thanks to the mass media, the traditional American Dream that it once promoted as the pursuit of prosperity and success has now degraded down to merely consuming things.
The media has forced the American people to become consumers and their American Dream has become a more of a consumerist dream.
