Which answer choice most closely matches the nuance and denotation of the underlined word in the following sentence?

alicia sighed as she surveyed the decrepit building; it would need extensive work before it could serve as the site of her new clothing boutique.

a. dilapidated
b. frail
c. old
d. unattractive

This is the noun or pronoun to which a pronoun refers.

Read this statement: "but old fears have a way of clinging like cobwebs." how is this statement related to figurative language? this statement demonstrates personification. this statement demonstrates a hyperbole. this statement demonstrates a onomatoepia. this demonstrates a simile.

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.