Read this sentence from "uses and abuses of the umbrella." it was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on british airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded. which phrases from this sentence create a comic tone? select each correct answer. "it was made" "as the atmospheric conditions demanded" "carried on the arm" "to allow one the opportunity" "an enormous ornamental bat"

Which of the following sentences uses dashes correctly? a. i looked under the bed - get this - and there it was! b. i need - a lot of - colors for this painting. c. i can't believe my own - brother! - is now a mayor. d. tom and i - are planning - a wedding in june.

The words screaming and rushed in the passage suggest which tone in the story the metamorphosis a.) tense b.) positive c.) fun d.) formal

What is the effect of the author's choice of the word loathsome rather than hateful in this sentence from the count of monte cristo? two soldiers were accordingly sent for, and the inspector descended a stairway, so foul, so humid, so dark, as to be loathsome to sight, smell, and respiration. it reveals that the unpleasant aspects of the stairway are manmade. it stresses the disgusting, offensive nature of the stairway. it suggests that the soldiers are used to the place and do not hate it. it implies that the effects of the stairway are felt only by the inspector.