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1. The main conflict of the story is to figure out who is the “winner” of the lottery
2. There is irony used in the story
3. How the tone changes throughout the story
4. The story is American literature
5. There is more than one theme but still has its main focus
6. How the author gives out escalating clues
Answer: 1.The first part was unnecessary and the second part had words that were redundant
2. The extra words were deleted. There were redundancy issues.
Explanation:
1. The first part was unnecessary, since it was transitional phrases. The second part had words that were redundant. For example, you don't need the re in front of duplicate and with the word again. Or office in government with voting,
2. The extra words were deleted. There were redundancy issues. The motto less is more pertains to this sentence.
Is it an oxymoron? Not sure if this is what you are looking for
<u>Answer:</u>
In the question, “Could the alarm have failed to ring?” the verb phrase is “failed to ring.”
<u>Explanation:</u>
A certain portion of a statement which consists of an object, direct or indirect and a verb. It bridges the subject of the verb with the information that the subject is offering, then it serves the purpose of a verb phrase. It can be the predicate of a sentence or a certain clause. It can also operate as an adverb or adjective, and at the same time comprise of a verb and its objects, modifiers and other segments.
