I have looked this question up. It is about the short story "The Diamond Necklace," by Guy de Maupassant.
Answer and Explanation:
The main character, Madame Loisel, is a woman who dreams of being rich. She resents her social status, especially the lack of money to buy the fancy things she has a taste for. One day, as she and her husband are invited to a ball, Madame Loisel borrows a necklace from a friend whose social status is superior to her own. She loses the necklace and, to replace it, spends ten years of her life working herself old and "ugly" (to her standards).
<u>At the end, the ironic twist lies in the fact the the necklace she lost was a fake one.</u> There is a lot to be interpreted here, especially the fact that Madame Loisel never even thought to ask if the necklace she was borrowing was made of real diamonds or not. She just assumed it was because that is how she views rich people. She thinks of them as having money to spare, so they would have no reason to buy a fake necklace.
<u>The ending also reveals Maupassant's own attitude toward status. Unlike his character, he is not fooled by a person's appearance of wealth. It is all appearance after all, a façade. There is no reason to marvel at the life of a wealthy person. They are not happier or better than anyone else.</u>
False. A native species is one that originated in the place where it lives.
Understanding texts with difficult words can be made easier by a study of all except entomology.
Entomology is a branch of zoology. It focuses on the study of insects.
The other options present expressions that would be useful for understanding difficult words:
- Affix is an element that we add to a word in order to change its meaning. It may be added to the beginning or the ending of the word.
- Etymology is the study of the origin of a word.
- Root words are those words that originate other words. For instance, the word "illegal" is originated from the word "legal".
Answer:
After changing the pronoun focus, the sentences can be:
Walking is one of the best forms of exercise because it helps one lose weight and improve one's cardiovascular systems while one enjoys being outside in the fresh air.
(Alternative answer - see the explanation below)
Walking is one of the best forms of exercise because it helps people lose weight and improve their cardiovascular systems while they enjoys being outside in the fresh air.
Explanation:
When writing formally, we must avoid permeating our texts with sentences that are too personal. Formal writing demands impersonality, which makes it sound more trustworthy and unbiased. Therefore, using the first person "I" should be avoided. One way to substitute it is by using the pronoun "one", as we did in the first answer above. Some people find it difficult to use "one". If that is the case, we can always use "you" or "people". These do not sound as formal as "you", but are still less personal and informal than "I".
