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Which of the following thesis statements most effectively responds to this RHETORICAL ANALYSIS prompt? The following passage is excerpted from the essay "The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History" by Jennifer Price. The essay, published in 1999, examines the popularity of the plastic pink flamingo in the 1950s. Read the passage carefully. Write an essay that analyzes the rhetorical choices Price makes to develop her argument about United States culture.

• Price's views about plastic pink flamingoes are inaccurate since they have never been as popular as she would like her reader to believe.

• The author uses credibility to develop her argument.

• Price appeals to her reader's sense of humor in discussing the evolution of the breed of flamingoes found on the coast of Florida.

• Price appeals to her reader's sense of logic while developing her claim that flamingoes represent Americans' bold, forward-thinking culture.

Which metaphor best represents this image?

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time is green

time is money

time is like moeny

money is time

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'last' as a verb?

• A) This is the last time I will tell you.

• B) The show will last for two hours.

• C) She was the last person to arrive.

• D) I hope this will last forever.

Identify the sentence with correct subject-verb agreement.

• A) The team of players are winning the match.

• B) The team of players is winning the match.

• C) The team of players were winning the match.

• D) The team of players has winning the match.

Choose the sentence that correctly uses a semicolon.

• A) I have a big test tomorrow; I can't go out tonight.

• B) I have a big test tomorrow, I can't go out tonight.

• C) I have a big test tomorrow; and I can't go out tonight.

• D) I have a big test tomorrow: I can't go out tonight.

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'apathy'?

• A) Interest

• B) Indifference

• C) Passion

• D) Enthusiasm

In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse,' what is the grammatical function of 'the mouse'?

• A) Subject

• B) Direct Object

• C) Indirect Object

• D) Predicate

What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken' by Robert Frost?

• A) The inevitability of death

• B) The importance of choices

• C) The beauty of nature

• D) The passage of time

Which sentence is an example of passive voice?

• A) The chef cooked a delicious meal.

• B) A delicious meal was cooked by the chef.

• C) The chef is cooking a delicious meal.

• D) The chef will cook a delicious meal.

What is the literary device used in the phrase 'The wind whispered through the trees'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Personification

• D) Hyperbole