Answer:
C.
Explanation:
Since the man is able to predict the events that come to pass, the man either has the ability to see into the future, an absurd amount of luck, or can cause these events by predicting them. With the exception of luck, the man clearly has some supernatural ability.
The tone of the Wife, as she narrates the knight's wedding, is conversational and directly addresses to the readers. This kind of tone helps readers to connect more deeply to the text and understand the narration in a better way. Pacing technique is also employed in the narrative. In some sections between the narrative, we can also notice an enthusiastic and exuberant tone in the voice of the Wife.
Moreover, this direct approach in the narration is balanced with a certain chronology for engaging the readers’ mind and connects it with the flow of the actions taking place in the plot. Here, Chaucer uses iambic pentameter and, at instances, breaks this motion for utilizing the effect of drama in the tale.
Answer:
B. "Why , my God! they used to go there by the hundreds."
Explanation:
The author uses irony in this phrase to express the surprise at Gatsby's funeral when it was realized that almost no one appeared at the funeral to bid him goodbye, but hundreds of people knew Gatsby, said they loved him, and were often seen at his party.
Answer:
A - "in India . . . it was used as an offering in religious and magical ceremonies"
B - "the first written record of sugar"
Explanation:
From the passage, the details that would best fit in a summary of the passage would be options A and B because they contain the necessary details to sum up the entire passage.
From the passage, it is told that sugar was first recorded in India as being used as an offering in religious ceremonies.
It is explained in the passage that the ancient Sumerians first traded with the people of Harappa and Mohenjo in sugar but unfortunately the writings from that period are still not being able to be read.
