The sentence that does not contain any errors is: My brother's graduation from college is a source of pride in our family. The correct answer is option D. Notice that the word "brother" uses 's. 's indicates possession to the word "graduation". 's is only used in nouns.
Simile. It's comparing using the word like.
B gives the best summary of the paragraph
The underlined phrases are as follows:
1. Marriage.
2. Time's fool.
3. Bending sickle's compass.
4. Edge of doom.
Their meanings are as follows"
1. Marriage - Union.
2. Time's fool - Subject to the whim of change. Love is not a time's fool means that love is constant for all time, it is not subject to change.
3. Bending sickle's compass - In its range of impacts.
4. Edge of doom - Infinity. Edge of doom means time without end.
In many republics, power is split between the federal government, which oversees the affairs of the nation as a whole (things like the military, foreign policy, etc), and provincial government which are local governments meant to deal with smaller issues like education, housing, etc.