Read the sentence from "Uses and Abuses of the Umbrella." For a wet umbrella is an accident, a barbarism, a spelling mistake that must be spread open in a corner until it is fully corrected and has become a true umbrella once again.

How does the narrator's voice affect the meaning of the text?

A. The voice sounds like a gloomy person who hates rain. This voice highlights the idea that the narrator hates to use umbrellas in the rain.

B. The voice sounds like a fussy person who hates messes. This voice highlights the absurdity of thinking that there is something wrong about a wet umbrella.

C. The voice sounds like an ignorant person who uses the phrase "spelling mistake" for no reason. This voice highlights the fact that the narrator is wrong about umbrellas.

D. The voice sounds like someone who is cheery and loves a rain shower.

wallop

to hot or strike with a hand blow

explanation:

c, have a good day ~matya

1. the relationship between a pronoun and its antecedent- reference

reference refers to the relationship between mainly pronoun and another unit of grammar- noun phrase or noun.

2. a singular noun naming a collection or group- collective noun.

collective noun refers to the kind of noun which refer to the name of people, thing or anything in collective. for instance bundle of sticks, herein 'bundle' is collective noun.  

3. a modifying clause whose subject and/or verb is implied- elliptical clause

it is a clause in which words are being left out. on the other hand, the missing word is understood due to the logic or pattern of the sentence.  

4. two or more nouns and/or pronouns serving the same grammatical function and followed by a pronoun that references one or all nouns- compound antecedent

compound antecedent refers to which is made up of two or more words which are joined by 'or' or 'and.'

5. an adjective clause introduced by a pronoun- relative clause.

relative clauses are the clauses which begin with the relative pronouns such as when, where, which, that or who. the noun that precedes, relative pronouns identify or define that noun.  

6. the word, phrase, or clause to which a pronoun refers- antecedent.

antecedents refers to the phrases, clauses or words which are replaced with one of the third personal pronouns.