Answer:
devouring: swallow and consume
absorbing: fascinating and interesting
process: operation and action
consumed: eat and ingest
digesting break down and dissolve
Answer:
The streets are unusually crowded.
Explanation:
From the text we understand that the traffic is unusually heavy and that there had never been so many people driving in the quiet neighbourhood.
True. a euphemism is a word that substitutes for a word or phrase that is too harsh to use
Hello. This question is incomplete. The full question is:
Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
You are mistaken, Mr. Darcy, if you suppose that the mode of your declaration affected me in any other way, than as it spared me the concern which I might have felt in refusing you, had you <u>behaved in a more gentleman-like manner.</u>
Which type of phrase is the underlined portion of the sentence?
A. adverbial phrase
B. verb phrase
C. absolute phrase
D. adjectival phrase
Answer:
D. adjectival phrase
Explanation:
Adjective phrases are phrases that assume the same function as an adjective, promoting a characteristic and describing something or someone. According to the sentence underlined in the question above, we can see that this sentence aims to convey a characteristic that Mr. Darcy lacks. The phrase refers to the lack of delicacy, which represents that Mr. Darcy behaved in a rude and rude manner. This phrase, therefore, refers to a characteristic of Darcy and is therefore an adjective phrase.
