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Every 4th of July, almost all American cities sponsor a fete that includes a fireworks display to celebrate American independence.
A fete is a French word which basically means a celebration, party.
Answer:
a. Fortunato likes the Montresor family motto.
Explanation:
Edgar Allen Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" is a short story that is about a revenge attack of a friend against his friend. Montresor had been silently taking in a lot of insults from his friend Fortunato, when he decided it is time to pay back. The short duration of the story tells how he deceived his friend into complying with his plan of revenge.
The given excerpt shows Montresor guiding Fortunato into his family's vaults on the pretext of taking his (Fortunato's) opinion about a wine that he had acquired. Fortunato did not seem to have any ill feeling for his friend's family arms, for he asked about the arms' motto and even exclaimed that the motto <em>"Nemo me impune lacessit"</em> was good. His manner of exclaiming<em> "Good!"</em> with and exclamation mark means that he seems to have no negative thought about it.
The participle phrase in the above sentence is 'Enjoying her new flute.'
<em>The participle phrase</em> starts either with the present (dependably ending with -ing) or past (dependably ending with -ed)
The participle phrase includes the modifiers or objects to complete the thought of the sentence. For instance, in the above sentence 'enjoying' is in present and modifies the word 'new flute'. Therefore, the participle phrase acts as an adjective always, providing a description of the sentence,