"The Canterbury Tales" is actually a book that was written by <span>Geoffrey Chaucer and based on the excerpt taken from this book, the statement that best states how the Pardoner is being described in this passage is that he is confident and a suave performer. The answer would be B.</span>
Answer:
It was in his nature, and it was something that wasn't going to change.
Explanation:
Answer:
Part A: C. Constancia doesn’t realize the effect that her actions have on others
Part B: C. ”I don’t understand why she’s so upset"
Explanation:
This is the excerpt from Judith Ortiz Cofer's short story "Abuela Invents the Zero".
Although no specific dialogue is cited in the question, I'm assuming it refers to the dialogue between Constancia and her mother at the end of the story.
Constancia's grandmother comes to a visit and, being a Catholic, she wants to attend the Sunday mass. It is decided that Constancia will escort her to the church since her mothet is sick and her father stays to take care of her.
Constancia accepts reluctantly but the situation only gets worse when she feels embarrassed by her grandmother's appearance and behaviour at the church.
When Abuela gets lost in the church, Constancia doesn't help her at all, not wanting people to see them together.
This selfish act hurt Abuela so she doesn't speak to Constancia on their way home nor she accepts her help with walking.
This only shows that Constancia only cared about how her grandma embarrassed her and what her friend would say of this; she didn't care about her Abuela's feelings or helping her.
This can also best be seen from her excuses when mother confronts her and she still seems unaware of the fact she hurt her grandmother's feelings.
Answer:
First Person - the narrator is a character in the story
Answer:
Wordiness
Explanation:
In writing style, it is really important to consider the most appropriate words choice in order to communicate the right message to the reader. This is a matter that can result subjective, because it depends, in great sense, of the writers' opinions.
Wordiness is one of the important points to be considered when writing, since it refers to the excessive use of words to say something that could be said in a simpler way. Qualifiers and redundant pais are some examples that can be presented in this category. For example:
Bad writing:
It is completely necessary that the report be presented this afternoon considering the fact that the last deadline for submission is met today.
Good writing:
The report needs to be presented this afternoon, because today is the deadline.
In this case, the same message has been transmitted to the reader in a clear way using less words.
