Answer:
1. By the age of nine, Phillis Wheatley learned to read and write English, and she became literate in Latin, Greek, and the Bible.
C. compound sentence
2. Phyllis Wheatley began writing poetry at the age of 13, modeling her work on the English poets of the time, and her collection of poetry was published in London where she was introduced to members of the British society.
B. complex sentence
3.Phillis Weatley was the first published African-American poet.
B. simple sentence
4. In 1775, Phyllis Wheatley published a letter and poem celebrating George Washington, who invited her to his home in Cambridge as thanks for the tribute and support.
D. complex sentence
5. The rules of formation of sentences and the patterns in creating phrases and sentences is called.
B. syntax
Explanation:
A word that fills in the blank well is sarcastic Sarcasm is a type of irony, called verbal irony, that makes statements about a character that are obviously not true, and are included to add humor to the novel.
It's just the answer "it includes opposing viewpoints" and "it reveals a multidimensional character."
Answer:
The excerpt claims that Johnson's work is significant because he:
B. searched literature and found more words.
Explanation:
<u>According to the excerpt, dictionaries were quite limited. To write one that was as complete as possible, Johnson had a lot of work. First, he began by reading books. By searching literature, he was able to add more words to the ones dictionaries had already provided him with. Then, he moved on to the difficult but certainly rewarding task of gleaning words from "living speech," which can be quite a chaotic job.</u> He did not change the format of dictionaries, he did not apply rules to make language less chaotic, nor did he select only the most difficult words to define. Therefore, the correct option is letter B.
A) is a complex sentence
Complex Sentence consists of 1 independent clause and 1 dependent clause.
As she was unable to swim- dependent clause (it can't be a sentence on its own)
Lena didn't want to go to the pool party- independent clause (it can be a sentence on its own)
If a dependent clause comes before the independent clause, there has to be a comma joining the 2 clauses.
