'the fraying of ties of family and community' which types of literary device is this

We would like to work at the soup kitchen underline startsmore frequentlyunderline ends next year. which best identifies the degree of comparison of the underlined adjective or adverb?

Which answer best explains the consequences of the mass hysteria that took place during the salem witch trails

Respect for the environment means a: loving trees and animals b: not drinking out of streams c: making as little impact as possible on wilderness areas d: only using resources that are high in supply