The statement that best explains how knowing the definition of <em>trifles</em> is useful in understanding the given passage is the statement B. <em>It shows that older people often ignore or minimize children's feelings.</em>
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Explanation:
In the given context, the noun <em>trifle </em>means <em>a thing of little or no importance.</em><em> </em>As a verb, <em>trifle </em>has a fairly similar meaning: <em>to treat without respect or seriousness. </em>If we understand the meaning of this word, we can understand the given excerpt with no problem: people tend to think that the sorrows of children are unimportant compared to those of grown-up people. If someone thinks that, it doesn't mean that it's true. That is why statement A is incorrect. Statement C is not relevant to the given passage, while statement D states the opposite of what the passage says.
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The correct answer to the question that is being stated above would be the phrase 'context clues'. Figuring out the definition by using the words used around 'malleable' is a very great example of using context clues to know what the word means.
I believe this an example of complex sentence structure.
My reasoning is that most of these sentences are in fact compound complex sentences-
Compound-complex sentences contain two independent clauses and at least one dependent clause.
An example of a complex sentence is this: “I burned dinner but not the cake.”
Onomatopoeia is a literary device in which a word is named after the sound it is trying to describe. Splash, sizzle, and meow are all examples of onomatopoeia. So, let's look at the poem in question. Examples of onomatopoeia in this poem can include "sputter," "mutter," "snap," and "hummed." Hope this helps.
Our messages can get lost (mis-communication) in the mind of our receiver (audience) because of barriers. However, here are three characteristics that can help to make your message more effective. 1) Your message must be appropriate<span> - according to the audience, subject, needs of the receiver and environment. 2) Your message must be </span>useful<span> - ask yourself "Is my information needed by my audience? How much do they know? How much might they want to know?" 3) Your message must be </span>persuasive<span> - Use the psychology and tactics of Appeals to make your message more effective to the audience. First, know your objective for communicating; then, analyze the audience according to what we know about them as individuals or as a group; and then choose the proper organization of your information according to the type of audience they are (or the majority of the audience will be) either Hostile, Friendly, or Indifferent.</span>
