what is the effect of irving's word choice in this
passage?
it shows how nervous the painting makes the
narrator
it shows how relaxed the narrator feels as he
gets ready for bed.
it makes the reader think that nothing
important will happen.
it makes the reader uninterested in the
painting

the opening scene of "sweat" exposes the great emotional charge of the story. it shows the violence and abuse that dyes the marriage between delia jones and skyes.

skyes decides to terrorize his wife by pulling a bull whip (which resembles a snake), knowing that she is terrified of those animals. skyes laughs cruelly at her and kicks the laundry with which delia has been working hard, telling her to get rid of it. skyes also comments on her religious manners, telling his wife how ridiculous they are. delia reacts by threatening skyes with her frying pan, generating even more conflict

gerund phrase: giving more than a person needs.

noun use: predicate noun.