Wait are you talking about his novel "of Mice and Men"?
"B. Rhode Island, the smallest state in the <span>U.S., is part of New England" is the only sentence that uses commas correctly. In this setting, commas should always surround subordinate clauses. </span>
If I could turn into any sea creature it would be a frog fish. These extremely impressive sea creatures can change texture and color to blend in with its surroundings. I would start my morning by searching for food. This task would be so easy for me because my prey come right to me when I blend in with the coral. Next I would go and search for another place to blend into thats not already taken. I usually find a place very easily. I can even blend into the sand. From that point on I will just sit for a couple hours and reminisce about life until the shark comes. When this happens I stay very still because they never notices me. The only bad part about that is having to sit very still and watch other fish get eaten alive. After watching that horrific scene I would go and look for a girlfriend. I keep getting rejected, but I know if i dont give up someone will surely come my way. All that searching for a mate would ordinarily make me very tired. However, before I go to sleep I have to eat. I blend in with the algae to do so. Routinely thats the easiest part of my day. I see a whale and attached myself to it. Thats generally my resting place and the whales dont mind. That ends my day till I wake up and do it all over again.
<span>a. Nor orphan's spoils become the minion's prey;
b. Nor injur'd cities weep their slaughter'd sons;
c. And standing troops, the bane of every state,
Forever spurn'd, shall be remov'd as far
d.And stretch their empire o'er the wide domain.
On a broad base the commonwealth shall stand
e. When crowns and sceptres are grown useless things, Nor petty pretors plunder here for kings
Figurative language is the use of words that is beyond their literal meaning. Examples of figurative language are simile, metaphors, personification, etc.
B and D are use personification as the figurative language.
Personification is giving human characteristics to animals, object, and ideas.
B.) cities - weep
D.) commonwealth - stand
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Answer:
5. Fifteen kilometers <em><u>is</u></em> a nice distance to ski in an afternoon.
6. Analyzing sentences for grammatical purposes <em><u>is</u></em> even better than watching paint dry.
7. Economics <em><u>is</u></em> almost as fascinating as accounting.
Explanation:
The use of "is" or "are" depends majorly on the condition of the noun involved. This means that if the noun is singular, we use "is" while for plural nouns, we use "are".
In the given sentences, "is" and "are" are used as follows-
5. In this sentence, the distance "fifteen kilometers" is taken as a single unit even though the word "kilometers" is in the plural state. Thus, the helping verb will be "is".
6. Here, the verb "analyzing" is taken as a gerund, thereby functioning as a noun. And so, the helping verb used will be "is".
7. Similarly, this sentence contains the noun "economics" which is a branch of study and thereby taken as a singular noun. Thus, the verb will be "is".
Thus, in all three sentences, the helping verb used will be "is".
