The most appropriate revision of the modifier "badly" in sentence 5 is "bad": She felt bad that someone had lost such a nice watch. The term badly is an adverb, which modifies verbs and other words: badly constructed furniture; she was treated very badly. In this revised sentence, the word bad functions as an adjective after a linking verb "felt."
Response:
C. What drives the author to compose the text?
Explanation:
An oxymoron represents a rhetorical device where contradictory terms are combined for a specific artistic effect, whereas an euphemism involves using a term that softens or substitutes a harsher or more explicit term.
Here are some instances of oxymorons:
- 2. Ted found the match to be bittersweet due to his team's victory, despite his injury. (The game was enjoyable because of the outcome, yet it brought some pain since Ted was hurt)
- 4. Post his experience, Richard resembled a member of the living dead. (Richard appeared alive but lacked spirit)
Examples of euphemisms are:
- 1.Nick was embellishing the truth when he claimed to be working on a second novel. (Nick wasn't entirely truthful...)
- 3.The horse was euthanized after suffering a leg injury during the derby. (The horse was put down...)
