The sentence in option D. is a compound sentence.
Read this passage.
<em>Comedy is, as we have said, an imitation of characters of a lower type- not, however, in the full sense of the word bad, the ludicrous being merely a subdivision of the ugly. It consists in some defect or ugliness which is not painful or destructive. To take an obvious example, the comic mask is ugly and distorted, but does not imply pain. </em>
Question: What conclusion can <u><em>NOT</em></u> be drawn from the text?
Options:
- A) Comedies tended to focus on ordinary characters of a less noble type.
- B) Characters in a comedy are not necessarily morally bad, so much as physically funny in an exaggerated way.
- C)Comedy is an imitation of an action that is serious.
- D)As the characters of a comedy represent "a lower-type" of person, so the events typically portrayed in comedies tend towards the ordinary affairs of everyday people.
Answer: The correct answer is option: <u>C) Comedy is an imitation of an action that is serious. </u>
Explanation: In the text, it mentions that comedy focuses on characters of a lower type, meaning ordinary and less noble types of characters. It also mentions that they're not in the full sense of the word bad nor destructive but rather ludicrous meaning amusing. However, it never mentions that comedy is an imitation of an action that is serious nor does it define comedy by seriousness.
The answer is B. Both the narrator and swimming hole have changed.
Answer:
"On Dumpster Diving" is about Lara Eighner who describes his experiences on the street and the art of Dumpster diving. He also goes over how to pick good food V.S. rotten food. Eighner intentionally presents himself as educated not only to disprove any assumptions the reader may have about him based on his socioeconomic status, but also to relate to the target audience. This is effective for the author's argument because by doing this he was able to reach a wider audience such as being published in the Threepenny Review.
