Answer:
The author uses a third-person omniscient to help the readers visualize the challenges and hardships the miners faced.
Evidence:
I read this story about 2 weeks ago, but from what I recall, there's a whole paragraph in the beginning of the excerpt describing the miner's condition when they stepped off the boat.
(Answer:
2) Jumping on the trampoline, the applause began.
Explanation:
For example:
After reading the book, the movie made more sense.
^ Who read the book? This modifier is left dangling.
After reading the book, I thought the movie made sense.
^ 'I' Is catching the modifier here.
Therefore, sentence one (Of the example) includes the dangling modifier.
In the case of the question, who was jumping on the trampoline?
Answer:
Explanation:
As said in the story in paragraph 2 "When he had gotten the thing out, he said: "This is very curious." Which will give you a feeling what are they curious about? As stated in paragraph 3 "Effie stood holding her handkerchief to her eye, and said: "I don't believe it's out.", As he said " it's" which mean we don't no if it's a female or male, or human at all!, After Effie's father had the "it" removed from her eye he said " This is very interesting". What is very interesting?, So it must have been something unknown. In paragraph 7 the "it" is identified as a Four well-developed limbs; a long caudal appendage; five toes, unequal in lengths, almost like one of the Lacertidae, yet there are traces of wings, that are a bat-like wing. Then the father took a quick look at the creature, and told Effile the the creature is a dragon! They mystery is what was in her eye?, what made is so interesting?, and why were they so curious?, because the mystery is actually a dragon!, and is there more of them?..
