Answer:
See Explanation Below
Explanation:
Presupposition is what is assumed by a speaker to be the case before to making an utterance.
We can also say that, a presupposition constitutes a necessary assumption that is required to understand the meaning of a sentence.
As used in the example above, the prepositions explains that the minors were drinking when they were caught by the police before they promise not to do so again
So the presupposition of the given exercise are as follows;
a. We've been to the ballpark before
b. Valerie did not receive a new T-bird for Labor Day.
Answer:
50 employees
Explanation:
if 8% of them staff is 4 employees, then 2% is 1 employee.
100 divided by 2 is 50.
Remember, 2% of the staff is 1 person, so there if 100 divided by 2 is 50, there are 50 employees.
She should not drink any alcohol. Her biggest concern should be the promises/commitments she has already made (like the promise to her volleyball coach and to her parents).
Marley was thrilled.
The description of Marley before this shows him leaping, spinning, running and pouncing. All of these are very energetic actions that show he is not just slightly happy. The speaker is using an understatement "Marley was a little excited" to emphasis how actually thrilled Marley was to play ball.
They imply that Myra is uncomfortably hot.
In the passage, the setting is described as noon on a sunny day in August. From this description we can infer that it is hot out. When Myra says, "This sun is cooking me," we can infer that she is in the hot sun and can feel the heat as though she is being cooked. She does not indicate that she is in pain or that she is unhappy. It simply means that she is hot.
Correction!!! I read this over a few more times and I think it is the fourth one because it says "words that were once considered slang are now words of full, legitimate standing in our language." It's talking about the the past tense and present tense of slang. So sorry for the confusion
