<u>Answer to Part A:</u> American Gothic represents Grant Wood's personal view of midwesterners.
The speaker in the text intends to defend the meaning of the painting from claims of its mocking depictions of midwesterners. It is stated a the painting had a deeper meaning about society, one that goes beyond the common observer's understaing.
The rest of the options are not the text's central idea since:
- The atmosphere of the painting does not revolve around medieval times, since that era ended in the 15th century. The figures in the painting represent americans, nation that was founded much later in time.
- In the text, it is not considered that the painting is a joke - quite the contrary -. The counter-argument to this is supported by the speaker.
- There are no political parties involved in this context, which denies the fact that the painting is a political statement.
<u>Answer to Part B:</u> "The irony is that the original painting itself may have been making more of a comment on society than many observers realize".
This statement supports the idea that beyond the observer's judgement on the depiction of the characters in the painting, the real meaning of this work might comprise the painter's personal view on the society being disputed over, the midwesterns.
Answer:
noun
/ˈkämˌpound/
a thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.
"the air smelled like a compound of diesel and gasoline fumes"
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adjective
/ˈkämˌpound,kəmˈpound/
made up or consisting of two or more existing parts or elements.
"a compound noun"
Answer:
D). Conjunction.
Explanation:
Conjunction is illustrated as the word which is employed to link two words, clauses or sentences together and describes how the two words or phrases are related to each other. It is exemplified as the part of speech that acts as a bond to unite the two clauses or sentences in co-operation to offer a more complete and coherent thought.
In the given question, the word 'but' functions as coordinating conjunction in the sentence as it joins the two independent clauses 'My dog, Stella, loves to go for walks in good weather' and 'refuses to step outside if it is raining' to offer a more accomplished thought. Thus, <u>option D</u> is the correct answer.
Answer: The answer is C
Explanation: It is C. Because he doesn’t believe that he has powers so he is laughing
