Which sentence contains a gerund?

Which rhetorical device is used in this text?

Semmy [17]

Alliteration is a stylistic literary device used in literature, poetry, and spoken word in which numerous words containing the same first consonant sound (or letter) occurs frequently and close together. Alliteration concerns identical consonant sounds which often (but not always) coincide with the same letter.

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Which statement best captures Zimbardo’s point of view regarding the Abu Ghraib prison abuses?

DanielleElmas [232]

Zimbardo does not justify their actions, only explains how these abuses likelydeveloped under certain conditions.
In the article, Zimbardo refers to his own experiments about human behavior in certain conditions to explain the reasons behind the soldiers' behavior. He states that their mental state allowed for their actions because of "stress, fear, boredom and heat exhaustion, coupled with no supervision, no training, and no accountability." In the text he never states that their behavior is acceptable or justified given the conditions, he is merely explaining how good people can do bad things.

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3 years ago

Students attending schools with mandatory uniform policies experience less pressure than do students who

grin007 [14]

The author's argument would be most effectively strengthened by using reliable sources and precise data. Without any cold hard facts, all of these points that the author has provided may be considered assumptions, so with facts and reliable sources, the information will be much more reliable.

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1 year ago

Find the pair of words that has the same kind of relationship as the numbered pair. antipathy : hatred :: A. apathy : fatigue B.

Anastasy [175]

Antipathy is a synonym for hatred.
Apathy is the state of disinterest, which could be brought on by fatigue.
Pathos means that which encites emotion, such as suffering.
Amity is a synonym for friendship.
Cupidity is an extreme greed, or desire of money.
Dyslexia is any disorder which hinders reading or writing.

The answer is C.
antipathy : hatred :: amity : friendship

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3 years ago

put these in abc order carousel,middle,eagle,chuckle,cancel,jewel,channel,multiple,kennel,byicle,towel,noodle,pickle,vowel,paral

stiks02 [169]

Answer:

barrel,byicle,cancel,caramel,carousel,channel,chuckle,couple,eagle,jewel,kennel,middle,multiple,noodle,parallel,pickle,scramble,towel,vowel,wiggle

Explanation:

A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z. An example of straightforward alphabetical ordering follows:

barrel,bicycle,cancel,caramel,carousel,channel,chuckle,couple,eagle,jewel,kennel,middle,multiple,noodle,parallel,pickle,scramble,towel,vowel,wiggle.

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