Answer: Terms that describe the underlined portion of the sentence ("who is running for mayor") are: <u>nonrestrictive</u> and<u> clause.</u>
Explanation:
- A clause is a grammar unit that, unlike a phrase, contains a verb and a subject. It is different from a sentence in that it does not convey a complete thought and does not make sense on its own. In this case, "who is running for mayor" is a<u> </u><u>relative clause. </u>
*An appositive is <u>a noun/noun phrase</u> which identifies another element in a sentence (typically another noun phrase). This is not the case here, as this construction is a relative clause and not a noun phrase.
- A nonrestrictive clause, also known as a nonessential clause, is a clause which provides details that are not essential for a sentence to make sense. In other words, the meaning of the sentence would remain the same without this clause - <em>Sayeed Johnson will be speaking at the city library tonight.
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Answer:
The claim that the excerpt most clearly supports seems to be:
D. Without humanity's presence, New York City would quickly deteriorate.
Explanation:
This excerpt taken from Alan Weisman's "The City Without Us" discusses how the human presence keep New York from becoming a disastrous chaos. As the author explains, without power and people to pump the water out, the subway systems of New York would be completely flooded. If it rains, it would only take some hours for it to be underwater; if it doesn't, just a couple of days. The author is showing readers that the city only functions because of the people who work to ensure it. If humans were to disappear, it wouldn't be long before the world became wild and nature claimed everything man has ever built.
A - he overcame great odds to achieve his goals
Answer:
1). It reveals Hamlet’s anger with himself.
4). It reveals Hamlet’s hesitation to act.
Explanation:
The figurative language implies the employment of 'figures of speech' or literary devices that aids the authors to express a connotative meaning to the content that requires to be inferred by the readers and therefore, such language compels them to imagine or apprehend the meaning of the work.
As per the question, the effect created by the figurative language employed in the given excerpt would include that it aids to 'reveal or disclose Hamlet's anger with himself' that reflects his feelings of guilt('I should have fatted')and impotence('what an a** am I') to take the necessary actions to revoke his previous actions. Then, the figurative language also assists to display 'Hamlet's hesitation to act' which is reflected through the use of phrases like 'I am pigeon-liver’d' and 'lack gall'. Therefore, <u>options 1 and 4</u> are correct.
