Answer:
1. The Inca Empire was very rich. Trade in the Empire was profitable.
2. The Inca Empire was very rich because trade in the Empire was profitable.
In "Gravity", by Judith Ortiz Cofer, the narrator's mother most likely put the guardian angel picture up outside the narrator's room c. to remind the narrator of her Puerto Rican roots.
Elenita starts the narration speaking about her bedroom, which is decorated following her style with her books, and her radio. Her mother decorated the house with pictures of saints and angels in what Elenita calls a primitive Puerto Rican style. Elenita took the picture of the guardian angel out of her room. Her mother placed it outside her door so that she sees it every time she goes in or out of her bedroom, to be reminded of her Puerto Rican roots.
This is a physical description as it <em>fully depicts the place</em> that the character is passing by. For instance, he/she identifies meters ("about a hundred yards") and miles ("that was five miles wide".) He/she also describes the place: "a shallow lake," "full of rushes," "and ducks (...) in the season," "There was a slough or a creek leading out of it." This is a <em>setting</em> full <em>of physical details</em>.
Answer:
Timpani, the large drums featured in orchestras, originated more than 2000 years ago in ancient empires.
Explanation:
This is one way to add the description after the noun. It's called an "appositive phrase" Timpani=drums So there are two nouns in a row that refer to the same thing.
Another way:
Timpani, which are large drums featured in orchestras, originated more than 2000 years ago in ancient empires.
That's a relative clause. It substitutes the relative pronoun, 'which' for timpani, and keeps the verb, 'are.'
