2.) In American gothic stories, nature is cold and indifferent.
3.) Human beings in American gothic stories often struggle for goodness in the face of evil.
No, similes usually use like or as, an example is the lion purred like a cat or the dog barked as loud as a horse
Answer:It means to defy the laws of nature or break the rules
Explanation:
Answer: The three correct options are:
1.Ariana got lost on the way to the festival; she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet.
3.Ariana got lost on the way to the festival, and she ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet
4.Ariana got lost on the way to the festival. She ended up twenty miles from where we planned to meet.
Explanation: 1. Use a semicolon between two closely related independent clauses. 3. Use a comma before a coordinating conjunction such as <em>and, but, or, & yet. </em>4. Separate the two clauses into two sentences. Use a period at the end of the first sentence. Start the new sentence with a capital letter.
2. Is incorrect. It is an example of a "comma splice" where a comma is used instead of the other correct options.