Which phrase best describes the role of understatement in a written work? a. to downplay b. to embellish c. to symbolize d. to dramatize

The phrase that describes the best the role of understatement in a written work.

A.to downplay

Explanation:

An understatement is a figure of speech that modifies the level of consideration a statement has, in other words, it says that something is not that hard, bad, easy or loud. So, it opposes the final adjective and "downplays" the sentence level. That is why "a" is our correct answer. The rest would increase its level of modification.

a. "to practice" is the best phrase to complete the sentence.

explanation:

during the summer, she likes to practice her soccer skills so that she is ready to play in the fall.

(note that : all the other options "the practicing of", "practice for" and "to do a practice on" are inappropriate as they make the sentence grammatically incorrect.)