Let's review what are parentheses for: <span>Parentheses, always used in pairs, are used to to provide additional information. What is inside parentheses is not the most relevant information. Inside the parentheses you can have a single word, a fragment, or multiple complete sentences.
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This being said, the right answer is:
B. Parentheses may be used to emphasize a counter argument.
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Explanation:
One thread that runs throughout the novel is a critique of moral hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is pretending to virtues and then not adhering to them in reality. It is often called talking the talk and not walking the walk. The worst characters in the novel pretend to moral virtue for their own gain.
For example, the cold-hearted con artists the Duke and the King cheat people out of their money. The King does this by pretending to be collecting for a mission for former pirates, amassing $80—a large sum in that time period to bilk out of poor, hardworking people. The twosome will do anything to get money, pretending to be heirs to Wilks family to swindle an inheritance from the rightful heirs. The King also betrays Jim for $40. Twain, through these men, condemns a society that teaches people to put monetary gain ahead of compassion, honesty, and empathy towards other people.
The Grangersons lead gracious lives with fine furniture, artwork, and china, but they keep slaves. They also are involved...
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Answer:
<u>Infinitive Phrase: to play quietly.</u>
<u>Use: Adverb.</u>
Explanation:
An infinitive phrase is a phrase in a sentence that uses an infinitive with modifiers or objects. An infinitive phrase can be used as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
For example:
- Bach requested Tim to play the piano.
In the above sentence, the infinitive phrase is 'to play the piano' and it is used as a noun.
In the given sentence, <u>the infinitive phrase is 'to play quietly' and it is used as an adverb in the sentence. </u>
