Read the sentence from the passage.

Scientists are believed to have an accurate estimate of 450 different species of carnivorous plants.

Identify the figure of speech used in this sentence.
A.
oxymoron
B.
euphemism
C.
metaphor
D.
hyperbole

What makes the literal, word-for-word translation of the metamorphosis hard to read?

Read the sentence below about the chicago fire of 1871. schaffer told someone else to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the chicago fire of 1871. which revision is the best example of adding concrete details? schaffer told another person in his office to sound the wrong alarm and that caused a big miscommunication during the chicago fire. schaffer told his assistant to strike the wrong alarm box and that caused a miscommunication during the massive chicago fire of 1871. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342 instead of the correct box and that caused a miscommunication during a fire in chicago. schaffer mistakenly told his assistant to strike alarm box 342, and as a result, firefighters were directed to an incorrect location during the chicago fire of 1871.

3. cite evidence the author cites several statistics in the section "why protest? "what are some of these statistics, and what is their function in the document?