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Kamila [148]
3 years ago
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The bowling pins stood at the end of the lane like children mocking Jim because he couldn't knock any of them down. The lanes ex

tended out like a knocked-down redwood in the forest; they seemed to go on for miles. The ball shot out of the opening like a cannonball, and I tried my best to stop it, but it kept on rolling. When my partner stuck his fingers into the ball, I noticed his hands looked as rough as an elephant's back.
What does the author mean by saying, "The bowling pins stood at the end of the lane like children, mocking Jim"?
A.
The bowling pins were toys for children at the bowling alley.
B.
Jim couldn't bowl because there were children in the way.
C.
The pins angered Jim because they were hard to knock down.
D.
The only people allowed to bowl on the team were children.
English
2 answers:
inessss [21]3 years ago
6 0

Answer: the answer is c

Explanation: it is an idiom and matches the phrase

GalinKa [24]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

C

Explanation:

That phrase is an idiom, where objects are described using other objects, sometime people are used too.

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