Read this excerpt from the article. These Harlem middle school boys are a chess team. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, chess.
The author's word choice in the excerpt helps create a tone that is
conversational.

dreamy.

serious.

proud.

Serious

Explanation:

The author uses " Yes, ladies and gentlemen, chess.". To show the seriousness of the point being made.

the most ethic and honorable thing for the newspaper to do are:

be completely transparent in reporting about the company’s attempt to trade favors.

contact other construction companies to tell them about the situation.

these two options are the most ethic because both promote the market fair course, by telling the other competitors about the company attempt to get ahead in the market by trading favors, the market is guaranteed equality and justice in the trading of goods and services.

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.