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Answer 1

Read the following passage from "The Pit and the Pendulum."

"I had swooned; but still will not say that all of consciousness was lost. What of it there remained I will not attempt to define, or even to describe; yet all was not lost. In the deepest slumber—no! In delirium—no! In a swoon—no! In death—no! even in the grave all is not lost. Else there is no immortality for man."

What language convention has the author used with the underlined words to create suspense and tension?

Absolute phrases

Infinitive phrases

Fragments

Series of adjectives

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I think series of adjective but not sure

Answer 4

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Answer 5

An absolute phrase combines a noun and a participle with any accompanying modifiers or objects so that it can describe the entire clause. "Feeling his age, the man struggled with his cane."

Infinitive phrases start with an infinitive. To do this. To jump high. To make the grade is my goal!

Fragments! Are incomplete or improper sentences. There is something. Wrong with the punctuation.

A series of adjectives is:

The \(\color{red}{\text{delicious, tall, creamy}}\) milkshake melted on the counter while the inattentive waiter flirted with the pretty cashier.
\(\qquad \)or
The \(\color{red}{\text{tall and creamy and delicious}}\) milkshake melted on the counter while the inattentive waiter flirted with the pretty cashier.