The sentence should instead be this: Which moves more swiftly through the water, a shark or a crocodile. Although this is starting to slip from common usage.
Answer:
D - alliteration
Explanation:
Alliteration is a concatenation of words with the same consonant sound; in the expression above, we look out for this sound:/s/; this is found in sat, sideways, simple and smile. Please note: 'she ' doesn't have the consonant /s/ .
He is trying to sound optimistic even though he is not.