The sentence that does not have an error in subject and verb agreement is C. There are several of the kits left over in the storeroom.
In A, it should be - was one of the...
In B, it should be - Don't Amber and ...
In D, it should be - is finally...
Answer:
The option which best states the author's overall purpose in this text is:
D. To inform the reader of a theory that attempts to explain why generations act the way they do.
Explanation:
I looked this question up and found out it concerns the text "What Past Generations Can Teach Us About Our Future," by former Newsweek correspondent Mike Kubic (born in 1927).
According to the article, Strauss & Howe developed a theory that explains and, in a way, even predicts how each generation will act. There are four "turnings" or stages which generations go through. According to Strauss & Howe's observations, these stages always happen in the same order: high, awakening, unraveling, and crisis. The generation belonging to each turning will always present certain traits and behaviors concerning their sense of community, individualism, economic prosperity, respect for institutions, etc.
<u>According to Kubic, this theory has been both praised and criticized, even though, so far, it has been able to successfully make predictions about the American society. However, it is important to note that Kubic does not praise or criticize it himself. All he does is describe and explain it. His purpose is to inform readers about the existence of the theory.</u>
Explanation:
Caesura: (a pause or break mid line) “They worked too hard - you can tell by their hands.”
This creates a sense of sophistication and the seriousness that immigrants face when in a place they aren’t familiar with.
Enjambment: (where a sentence carries on over the line) “And they thought to themselves for a split second
was it worth it to put all of our money
into a dream country that is swallowing us whole”
The enjambment emphasises the perpetuation (continuation) of hard efforts, that consistently go to waste. “dream country that is swallowing us whole.” infers the romanticised views of so-called ‘dream’ countries/places only reveal the true, terror filled side to the places, which turn out to be eating away at them.
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