HELP PLZZ ASAP How do phrases such as "port bow" and "gauge-co-cks" affect the passage?

They create a second, symbolic level of meaning that suggests how much of what happens on the ship is merely for show.

They add humor to the passage, highlighting Twain's understanding that such technical language will confuse the reader.

They give the passage authenticity and highlight Twain's own expertise and knowledge of steamboats.

They serve to answer questions that Twain knows the reader will have when faced with a passage on steamboats.

kennedy creates personal credibility by saying he is more than fit to lead. he talks about the sixty day period that he constructed administration, and says based on that he will be an acceptable leader.

jfk has a great reputation as an american citizen. he fought in wwii, and earned the navy and marine corps medal. he saved several men on his pt-109 patrol torpedo boat after an attack by the japanese navy. he also served in congress for the 11th congressional district for massachusetts, and served three terms in the house of representatives.

explanation:

- "a nonrestrictive clause functions as a modifier to a noun (that is an object, person or concept). these clauses can be described by the following three options: it is set off by comas, it contains a subject and a verbs and it adds nonessential information to the sentence.

for example, in "here is bill gates, who confounded microsoft software company" we can identify "who confounded microsoft software company" as a nonrestrictive clause modifying the noun bill gates. this clause can be describes as a nonrestrictive clause because it is separated by a comma, it adds nonessential information to identify who bill gates is and it must contain both a subject (who) and a verb (confounded)."

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