5.1.2 Exam: Semester Exam Which statement best describes how the use of an extended metaphor supports the tone of the passage? Freedom's Festivity Smack in the middle of summer we perform pirouettes on night's stage. Pop! Sizzle! Wow! Like percussionists playing Lady Liberty's song, reminding audiences of stars, stripes, and freedom. Light is the ink we use; hues of red, white, and blue, a splash of purple and green too just as a the firefly signals its love for summer flish, flash flickering we proclaim our passion for life liberty and the pursuit of celebration. Boom! Bam? Pow!

Santiago said, “a man can be destroyed but not defeated.” in essence he says that a. defeat is likely when you sail alone. b. man can face defeat so it is important to learn from your mistakes and be prepared. c. sharks can always defeat man unless man is well prepared. d. man can be hurt and even destroyed but still have the ability to control how it is viewed.

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.

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