Question 20 of 20
2 points
read the following excerpt from mark twain's life on the mississippi
then such a scramble as there is to get aboard, and to get
ashore, and to take in freight and to discharge freight, all at
one and the same time, and such a yelling and cursing as
the mates facilitate it all with! ten minutes later the
steamer is under way again, with no flag on the jack-staff
and no black smoke issuing from the chimneys. after ten
more minutes the town is dead again, and the town
drunkard asleep by the skids once more.
how does twain use hyperbole in this excerpt?

What effect is achieved by the use of the phrase "as the devil would have it" in the second sentence?

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.

Which sentence does not contain an intensive pronoun? a) i guess i will just take out the trash myself. b) while treating herself to lunch, angie ran into an old friend. c) tony himself made dinner last night even though he hates to cook. d) lisa wondered if she herself was the one who left the oven on all day.