English, 29.03.2021 07:00 srutkowske1489
Which of the following best explains the comparison
between language and mountain effluvia" in Line 8?
A The speaker compares language to “mountain effluvia" to
depict language as a sort of plague, diffusing into different
places and cultures, making them forget their more primal
roots.
B The speaker compares language to "mountain effluvia" to
describe language as in a state of decay, giving off an
unpleasant scent
C The speaker compares language to "mountain effluvia"
because he dislikes the changing untouchability of
language (hence the comparison to an unpleasant odor).
D The speaker compares language to "mountain effluvia" to
depict language as diffusing and mixing into different
places and cultures, molding into different languages all
together
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When people are asked to recall a list of words they had earlier memorized, they often substitute synonyms for some of the words on the original list. this best illustrates the impact of:
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English, 21.06.2019 20:30
(1) fire extended humans’ geographical boundaries by allowing them to travel into regions that were previously too cold to explore. (2) it also kept predators away, allowing early humans to sleep securely. (3) fire, in fact, has been a significant factor in human development and progress in many ways. (4) other obvious benefits of fire are its uses in cooking and in hunting. (5) probably even more important, however, is that learning to control fire allowed people to change the very rhythm of their lives. (6) before fire, the human daily cycle coincided with the rising and setting of the sun. (7) with fire, though, humans gained time to think and talk about the day’s events and to prepare strategies for coping with tomorrow. the sentence that expresses the main idea is: (type the number of the sentence. then click “go.”)
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What is a generalization? a. a series of events that make up what happens in a story b.hints or clues that tell you what is going to happen in a story c.the final resolution or event that ties up loose ends in a story d. a simple statement about something complicated
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