Beowulf - vocabulary in action
exercise a: context clues on your own paper, write the vocabulary word that best completes
each sentence.
1. with each razor-sharp
, grendel tore his victim's flesh.
2. grendel loved evil and seemed to
his nightly visits to herot.
3. after the battle, grendel was left
in agony on the floor.
4. the danes rejoiced when beowulf was finally able to
herot of grendel.
5. grendel and his mother lived in the
depths of a dark lake.
6. many people went on the
to see the lake where grendel had died.
7. beowulf was not one of the warriors
in fear of the monsters,

i agree, but what is the question here?

explanation:

the words "slavery," "devils," and "murderer" evoke a sense of disgust.

the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader