Which sentence best uses the word shot in the sense of "matter fired from a cannon"? A) One of the crew members' hands shot up; he knew the answer.

B) They took their best shot and won the competition.

C) The general knew that shot would do the greatest damage.

D) He took a shot of them reenacting a battle.

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C) The general knew that shot would do the greatest damage.

Explanation:

A) One of the crew members' hands shot up; he knew the answer.  

Shot here means to move quickly and abruptly in a specific direction. It can also be written as:- One of the crew members raised his hand, knowing the solution.

B) They took their best shot and won the competition.

Shot here means to attempt or try (something). This sentence can also be written as:- They gave it their all and won the competition.

C) The general knew that shot would do the greatest damage.

In this case, a shot means to kill or injure (a person or animal). A cannon is a huge gun that launches projectiles such as heavy metal shells. In this sentence after that shot, the general knew, would inflict the most damage. indeed, this sentence best describes the shoot as "matter fired from a cannon"

D) He took a shot of them reenacting a battle.

In this sentence, the shot has been used to mean an occasion when a photographer takes pictures of someone for use in maybe a magazine or for some other purpose. The sentence can also be written as:- He captured them reenacting a battle.

both the address and the poster use diction to convey their message. diction is defined as a style of writing or speaking based on the types of words chosen in order to send a message. parallelism is when a similar sentence structure is used for several sentences on a text; roosevelt's address doesn't follow that. repetition has to do with repeating a word or sentence in order to emphasize and idea, however neither the poster nor the address use repetion. finally, the address doesn't use images to convey a message.