How should the syntax in this sentence be changed, if at all? everyone who walks by that old, abandoned house gets totally freaked out. a. no change b. that old, abandoned house has an unnerving effect on those who walk past it. c. everyone gets scared when they walk by that old, abandoned house. d. that old, abandoned house freaks people out when they walk by it.

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.