<span>The excerpt suggests that Johnson’s work is significant because it reflects an exhaustive study of its words.
In the excerpt above, Johnson says that he used many methods in order to compile this dictionary - he read a lot of books, used his experience, and used many analogies for readers to connect words and their meanings on their own. A is incorrect because that's not the point of a dictionary; B is incorrect because he doesn't even mention other dictionaries; D is incorrect because a dictionary cannot only list obscure words.
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ANSWER:
B ) For a man of integrity to be executed while slave owners run free is an absurd notion.
Answer / Explanation:
In The Sentence “Paul, Ringo, Or George Might Plays At The Wedding,” Plays Is Incorrect Because…? a. the sentence omits "John" and thus is a fragment. ... "Paul, Ringo, or George" is a plural subject and does not agree with the third person singular "s" on "plays".
"Yes, all those points are true about Shakespeare, but most of them are true of other authors as well" (B) is the comment that best illustrates the technique of drawing comparisons during a discussion.
In this discussion, people were apparently talking about Shakespeare and his work or his life. The speaker who delivered this comment brought up other authors into the conversation, inviting the other speakers to consider a comparison between Shakespeare and these authors. By doing so, the speaker is also giving his opinion on the comparison: he thinks Shakespeare and the other authors are alike in some aspects.
