Hostage by Kay Hooper summary:
Noah Bishop and his Special Crimes Unit are on the hunt for a man, who escaped from custody after hiding $10 million from a bank robbery, in Hostage, the second in a trilogy of related thrillers within this long-running series by Kay Hooper.
Cole Jacoby is on the run after mysteriously escaping from the custody of two agents, who have no memory of how he might have disappeared. Hole up in his cabin in mountains of Tennessee, agent Luther Brinkman is shot in the leg trying to apprehend him. Found by fellow agent Callie Davis, the need to work together to figure out how to bring Jacoby to justice.
Separately, Hollis Templeton and Reese DeMarco of the SCU are on a special, non-crime related mission to interact with spirits without the pressure of chasing the bad guys. They go to an age old mansion in Tennessee at the request of Anna Hamilton to try to communicate the spirit of Anna's husband, who had died years ago. They are completely unprepared, however, for what they discover during their investigation.
c. split infinitive
b. squinting modifier
d. all of the above
The answer to your question would be that the sentence "John wants to really do well on this exam" contains the following error: Split infinitive.
A split infinitive, also known as as cleft infinitive, is a grammatical construction in which a word or phrase comes between the to and the bare infinitive form of the to form of the infinitive verb. Usually, an adverb or adverbial phrase comes between them. In this case, the word between the infinitive particle and the bare form is the adverb "really".
B. a moral teaching for children
C. a list of virtues for self-reflection
D. a section of an autobiography
Answer: A. a short saying with a message.
Explanation: the denotation of a word is its literal meaning, the definition that we can find in a dictionary, a word can have several denotations (or definitions). An aphorism is a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth. From the given options, the one that expresses the correct denotation of the word "aphorism" is the corresponding to option C: a short saying with a message.
b. the information is universally accepted.
c. the information offered is fair, balanced, easy to believe, and consistent.
d. we can trust and believe the author
Option C is the only true statement about alcohol. So the answer is C.
Option A is false. Alcohol is a depressant, which means it slows down the body's functions. This is not a good way to warm up the muscles.
Option B is false. Alcohol consumption has been shown to increase the risk of heart attacks, not lower it.
Option D is false. Light beer has fewer calories than regular beer, but it also has less alcohol content.
Therefore, the only true statement about alcohol is that excessive alcohol consumption may pose serious health risks such as high blood pressure and may damage body organs and muscles.
The correct option is C.
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