Exercise One: a. Decide whether the underlined words in each of the following pairs of sentences are examples of polysemy or homonymy
(P. S.: You will always have to resort to your English-English
dictionary, especially as some of the words are parts of idioms):

1a. I think the bright light hurt my eyes. 1b. She is the brightest student
in her class.

The underlined words are bright and brightest

Review the previous excerpt from barbra jordan’s speech. answer the following 3 questions in the space below.

This series of works has captured the imaginations of people all over the world. a. incarcerated c. jailed b. seized d. arrested

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.