The major was a little man with upturned mustaches. He had been in the war in Libya and wore two wound-stripes. He said that if the thing went well he would see that I was decorated. I said I hoped it would go well but that he was too kind. I asked him if there was a big dugout where the drivers could stay and he sent a soldier to show me. I went with him and found the dugout, which was very good. The drivers were pleased with it and I left them there.

The diction is

✔ common and specific

The syntax is

✔ repetitive and brief

The style is

✔ accurate and realistic

The diction in this passage includes more

✔ verbs  than  ✔ adjectives

What does the narrator reveal about himself based on the style he uses to tell his story?

✔ He is practical and modest.

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Explanation:

a. is the correct answer

the word that best matches the meaning of the expression "went to the big ocean" is died.

the goldfish died, which is why the father looks at the children mournfully. the "big ocean" is the father's way of saying fish heaven. he could have just said that the goldfish died, but this way, the children imagine the fish in a bigger, better place instead of just picturing a dead fish.

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