"a sentinel at each end of the bridge stood with his rifle in the
position known as 'support,' that is to say, vertical in front of the left
shoulder, the hammer resting on the forearm thrown straight across the
chest -- a formal and unnatural position, enforcing an erect carriage of
the body
what is the meaning of the word sentinel as it is used in this sentence
from the passage?
a)
a feeling of emotion
b)
a man who stands guard
c)
a place for tools
d)
a support for a rifle

B) a man who stands guard

Explanation:

In this passage, the word "sentinel" is used to indicate a "man who stands guard" and this is clearly conveyed in the text.

It cannot be "a feeling of emotion", "a place for tools" or "a support for a rifle", because we can figure out from the text that it's about a person, not an object or a feeling. We can read about this person's forearm and chest - "the hammer resting on the forearm thrown straight across the chest".

This person is guarding something or someone -> "at each end of the bridge stood with his rifle in the position known as 'support'", so it's a man who stands guard.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

to and without are prepositions, so a, b, and d are prepositional phrases. the adverb phrase is c, about the surprise.

explanation: