The phrase “the sea captain was an old salt” uses which of the following devices?

An idiom

Explanation:

An idiom is a group of words which have a different meaning when used as a group than individually.

For example, saying, "Get off my back!" does not mean that someone is literally on your back but it means the person should stop bothering you.

From the phrase, "The sea captain was an old salt" does not mean that he is a salt but it means that he is a veteran sailor who has sailed for many years.

anne started to write her events in her journal everyday considering it someone would find it .

answer: group ii. when the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able.

explanation: the word will be deplorable. -able will be used with the word 'deplore-'. the group ii is when the root is a full word except for a final e, the forms usually are spelled with -able is used for the word deplore- because the word deplore- has 'e' at the end of it.