Question 1:
Humorous passage 1: "It (the umbrella) was made to be carried on the arm like an enormous ornamental bat and to allow one the opportunity to put on British airs as the atmospheric conditions demanded."
Humorous passage 2: "(The umbrella is) An item to be carried in the street, to be used to startle friends and—in the worst of cases—to fend off one’s creditors."
Question 2:
Passage 1 is funny because it compares the umbrella to an ornamental bat, which sounds weird in the first place. Plus, the umbrellas is said to be used by people who want to seem British, which is even more outrageously funny.
Passage 2 is funny because it treats the umbrella as a scary object which can be used even to fend off people you owe money to, which is absurd.
In both passages, the author uses tone and voice in a very witty way: he speaks seriously about absurdity, about unimaginable stuff. It is like an encyclopedia of weird and fun facts. That is what makes it funny: the contrast between a serious tone and larger than life images.
Answer:
The paragraph first says what is being compared and contrasted, then it says what they have in common by using the word "both." The phrase "on the other hand" shows that they're being contrasted.
Explanation:
Answer: The internet.
Explanation:
There are just too many advantages. The internet can provide information that teachers just can't give. Teaching is just a one man band, and what that one person knows is what that one person teaches. However, the internet collects data and knowledge from people all over the world. You have libraries, museums, and schools all in the palm of your hand.
Answer:
The only sentence among these examples which is punctuated correctly is the second one - The girl walked over to the table on which the book lay, and, without a moment's hesitation, she picked it up and waled out of the room.
Explanation:
Hope this helps :)
<span>"If you will set that heavy box down on the table, I will lead you into the storage area and help you make room on a shelf" Assuming this is the original sentence, then compared to the other options, you should: <span>Leave it as is.</span></span>
