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B) by giving a portrait a fearful lifelikeness
No we don’t have to follow you cause you say so
The twelve morphological classifications of structural grammar include adjective, noun, and auxiliary. Transform is not one.
*edited* Well, I would start out with "If I were a color, I would be the color ____." Or "If I were a vegetable, I would be a(n) ____." Something like that.
ORIGINAL ANSWER: Why don't you just do it yourself?
I believe it’s The history of American literature stretches across more than 400 years. It can be divided into five major periods, each of which has unique characteristics, notable authors, and representative works.
Or
The history of American literature stretches across more than 400 years. It can be divided into five major periods, each of which has unique characteristics, notable authors, and representative works.
I’m so sorry if I get it wrong