Then I got hit by the bus. I wish I had listened to my parents and looked both ways.
Answer:
Exposition: Setting
Rising Action: building tension
Climax: the exciting bit
Falling Action: tying up loose ends
Resolution: ending the story
Explanation:
You did say free points.
Answer:
The kind of error that occurs is:
B. a pronoun shift error.
Explanation:
Take a look at the following sentence:
"One could have done better if we had studied harder."
See how the sentence begins by using "one" and then suddenly shifts to "we"? This is an example of a pronoun shift error. The pronoun "we" does not agree with "one".
Let's analyze another example:
"Someone is knocking; and they seem to be in a hurry."
Although that is a common structure in colloquial speech, it is incorrect. "Someone" is a third-person singular word, so the pronouns that refer to it should be "he" or "she". "They" is a third-person plural pronoun. Therefore, this example too shows a pronoun shift error.
Answers: (please read the descriptions)
An email giving details of five broken vases received from a seller:
- Claim - part of me wants to say that this is a request, but nothing in the sentence says that the customer wanted to be refunded or receive a new product. With this knowledge, this is most likely a claim since the customer is making a claim about the product received. However, I could be incorrect.
A letter outlining an idea to increase a company's sales by 10 percent:
- Proposal - This is an idea, not a plan in effect. Therefore, it is a proposal.
A letter complaining about the service at a dry cleaner:
- Claim - Once again, I want to say that this is a request, but nothing in the sentence says that the customer is requesting a refund for the service, so I am going to say that this is a claim since the customer is making a claim about their service. Once again, I could be incorrect.
An email asking employees to attend a charity event:
Making decisions is very important. Decision making can lead to pros and cons. For instance, if you make a bad decision then it could affect you in the long run. All words by me.