In the beginning of the book it is kinda tense/ intense.<span>The entire period from the time he wakes up until Grete's violin solo and his death is one long battle to adjust to his new body </span>
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- We had been on the road for six hours, but it felt like sixty given the appalling surface.
- I was now worried that we wouldn’t arrive before nightfall, and my fears weren’t helped by the driver’s eccentric behaviour.
Explanation:
The phrases above are two examples of complex phrases that can be found in the text.
A complex sentence is one that is formed by an independent clause and one or two dependent clauses. As you may already know, dependent clauses are those that cannot convey a complete thought on their own and therefore need a complement to make sense, unlike the independent clauses that can conclude a thought and convey a complete meaning without the need for complement.
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Joseph chose not to practice his most important piece: his solo
Explanation:
The colon can be used to emphasize a phrase or single word at the end of a sentence.
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B. Parenthesis
Explanation:
A <em>dash</em> (-) is a horizontal line that floats in the middle of line of a text. It is shorter than a hyphen and it is used to indicate a range or a a pause.
<em>Parentheses </em>( ) is one of the several types of brackets. It is used to enclose materials such as numbers, word(s), phrases, sentences and symbols which includes information and can be excluded without changing the meaning of the sentence.
<em>Commas </em>are mainly used to separate parts of a sentence, items in lists, indicate a slight break, pause or transition.
<em>Brackets </em>is used to refer all types of brackets; square[ ], chevron< >, curly{ } and parentheses ( ). It is mainly used to indicate missing materials, used to state what the author intended.
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The correct ones would be:
1. Mr. Rogers // the secretary // is two hours late.
2. Should I stick the postage on // myself?
3. COLLEGE HEAD QUITS CRITICIZING GOVERNOR.
4. Do not break your bread//or roll in your soup.
5. I'm sorry you can't come with us.
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