Answer:
A. When two clauses are joined by a semicolon, they can usually be separated into two sentences.
Explanation:
A semicolon (;) is used to join two independent sentences into one written sentence. This semicolon is used when the two sentences are seen to be closely related to be separated by the use of a full stop. Also, it is used when there is no connecting word that require the use of comma.
But in actual sense, a semicolon can be replaced by a full stop thereby forming two different sentences.
The two clauses joined by a semicolon can be separated into two sentences.
The answer is a. The general idea of the essay should come first.
The major assumption in the first sentence in the Declaration of Independence was the "all men were created equal".
This obviously wasn't the case because slavery was still in full swing; therefore, what was meant by it is that all WHITE men were created equal.
With the use of epistrophe and careful diction Dillard is able to show the connection of the human and weasel in the first and last two paragraphs.
<u>Explanation:</u>
"It would be well, proper, and, obedient, and pure"
- Annie Dillard
The use of 'and' in the beginning sentence holds her emotions and excitement throughout the passage. With the use of epistrophe and careful diction Dillard is able to show the connection of the human and weasel in the first and last two paragraphs.
She replicates the structure of the first passage in the last passage. She uses metaphor in the last passages that depicts the punch line in the second sentence.
The main idea of this paragraphs is that, the structure holds the emotional connection of the essay as well as the connection between Weasel and her. Weasel is humanized in the flow of these paragraphs.
