<span>I would rather spend my vacation in a big city
than in a mountain cabin.</span>
Parallel structure refers to having the same
structure or parts of speech in the same sequence and function. In the sentence,
the parallel structure that needs to be paired with is “in a big city” which is
a prepositional phrase; so, the choice that has the same format is “in a
mountain cabin” which is also a prepositional phrase. “To go,” “staying,” and “being”
are obviously different for they are either an infinitive phrase or participial
phrase.
The sentence in the excerpt from
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens that reflect the authors’ satirical tone is, ‘Are
you aweer, Mrs. Mann, that you are, as I may say, a porochial delegate, and a
stipendiary?’. Mr. bumble is a church warden however he also receives a
specific amount of cash which was, at that time, is unlikely for a church
warden.
Answer:
No person, powerful or weak, rich or poor, can escape the laws of God.
Explanation:
Apex
The correct answer is letter D. <span>metaphors. </span>Both Common Sense and Patrick Henry's speech illustrate how figurative and emotional language contribute to the author's purpose as well as to metaphors. Metaphors is a figure of speech where you compare a certain thing to a thing without using the words 'like' and 'as'.
