A writer should use a reciprocal pronoun when:
B. two or more subjects of the sentence are also objects.
<u>Reciprocal pronouns</u> (<em>each other</em> and <em>one another</em>) are used to indicate that two or more people are carrying out a given action. A writer should use them as objects when they have already been mentioned as subjects. For example:
<em>Gary and July could not wait to give the presents to </em><em>each other</em><em>. </em>
Answer:
Compares the "ashes of youth" to a "youth"
Explanation:
In these lines, the author tends to compare himself to the glowing remnants of a fire, which lie on the ashes that once let it burn; it will be extinguished as it sinks. It reveals that the youthful life is gone as ashes which happens to bring one on the deathbed. Therefore, it's comparing the life of a youth as ashes of youth which is gone as one on their deathbed which means inevitable death.
This is from Sonnet 73 by William Shakespeare.
1. <span>A. strength
The simile that likens his shoulders to a full sail shows the force that must be exerted to plough the field. A "globed" sail would be rounded because of the powerful winds blowing against it. Just as the wind's, resistance is transformed into something useful by moving the boat forwards; his father's exertion transforms the land into fields that grow crops of food. While ploughing the land in this way would certainly require knowledge and skill, the simile does not refer to these qualities.
2. </span><span>D. "Mapping the furrow exactly"
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Reference to the father's expertise is indicated by his "mapping the furrow" and doing so "exactly."
Answer:
It is a complex sentence.
Explanation:
It contains one independent clause and a subordinate clause. Therefore it is a complex sentence
Answer:
The new clients are not responding to our new product the way we had hoped. frankly, I'm hardly beside myself with last month's sales.
Explanation:
First, we must understand the context before we can choose an appropriate answer. <u>The speaker is talking about something bad: customers not responding (not buying) the new product. He/She also mentions that last month's sales have already been bad.</u> This context, therefore, asks for an idiom that conveys a negative idea.
We can eliminate options A and C, since they both convey a positive feeling. We are left with options B and D. Option D, down in the dumps, means sad. <u>Option B, beside myself, means shocked or upset. The speaker is saying he/she is hardly... because of last month's sales. In that case, the best option is B. beside myself. What the speaker means is that, because last month was so bad, he/she is not even surprised or shocked to see the current response to the new product.</u>
