Many people play a musical instrument music can be
soothing. A lot of schools teach the recorder; it is
inexpensive and easy to play. The guitar is another
excellent instrument for beginners, it takes more practice
than a recorder.
What type of error is present in the underlined
sentence? Which is the best revision to fix the error?

The guitar is another  excellent instrument for beginners, though it takes more practice  than a recorder.

Explanation:

What type of error is present in the underlined sentence?  

✔ run-on

Which is the best revision to fix the error?  

✔ adding a semicolon after instrument

Explanation:

every four years the american people choose a new president, and 1988 is one of those years."

the correct answer is d. a discussion of specific uses of alliteration

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when you are critiquing or evaluating a poem, you will mostly pay attention to the theme, as well as figures of speech and rhythm. alliteration is a figure of speech where consonants are repeated in neighboring words - and it is important for analysis of sound and rhythm, which is why it might appear in the evaluation of that poem.