The sidewinder is a type of snake that lives in the deserts of the southwest. Which statement about this sentence is true? The sentence gives an example of denotation, because it uses the literal meaning of the word snake.

The sentence gives an example of denotation, because it uses the word snake to suggest that the sidewinder is mean.

The sentence gives an example of connotation, because it uses the literal meaning of the word snake.

The sentence gives an example of connotation, because it uses the word snake to suggest that the sidewinder is mean.

Which line in this excerpt from the great gatsby by f. scott fitzgerald contains a simile? about half way between west egg and new york the motor-road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a certain desolate area of land. this is a valley of ashes—a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke and finally, with a transcendent effort, of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air. occasionally a line of grey cars crawls along an invisible track, gives out a ghastly creak and comes to rest, and immediately the ash-grey men swarm up with leaden spades and stir up an impenetrable cloud which screens their obscure operations from your sight.

Which two sentences in this excerpt from the time machine by h. g. wells suggest that the morlocks possesses a degree of intelligence comparable to that of humans

Plz asap read this sentence from paragraph 3 of the article. the boys and girls are merely asked to obtain the signatures of ten friends or relatives. how does the word "merely" affect the meaning of the sentence? a- it suggests that asking people to subscribe to the washington times is something negative. b- it implies that obtaining ten signatures is not a requirement for receiving a prize. c- it downplays the fact that to win the prize, children must ask people to subscribe to the washington times. d- it emphasizes that children receive the prize only if they obtain ten signatures.