Which quote uses parallelism? a. "her cat was more like a screeching demon from the underworld than a furry companion." —student essay b. "nine out of 10 dentists recommend this toothpaste to their patients." —television commercial c. "it was the best of times, it was the worst of times." —charles dickens, a tale of two cities d. "to the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow." —barack obama, inaugural address

What is the meaning of each underlined word in these excerpts from "a modest proposal" by jonathan swift? i think it is agreed by all parties, that this prodigious number of children in the arms, or on the backs, or at the heels of their mothers, and frequently of their fathers, is in the present deplorable state of the kingdom, a very great additional grievance; and therefore whoever could find out a fair, cheap and easy method of making these children sound and useful members of the common-wealth, would deserve so well of the publick, as to have his statue set up for a preserver of the nation. some persons of a desponding spirit are in great concern about that vast number of poor people, who are aged, diseased, or maimed; and i have been desired to employ my thoughts what course may be taken, to ease the nation of so grievous an incumbrance. the word prodigious means . the word desponding means .

Which tense allows for an event that began in the past to carry into the present moment in time

Use a subordinate conjunction to combine these two sentences into one sentence. the journalist met a source at the hotel. this way he would get facts for an article.