PLEASE ANSWER ASAP! DEADLINE IS 8:35 11/23/22 10 POINTS PER QUESTION.

1. I sometimes brought him nine dollars per week: my wages were a dollar and a half a day.

In this sentence, what is the purpose of the colon?



2. We arrived at Baltimore early on Sunday morning, landing at
Smith's Wharf, not far from Bowley's Wharf. We had on board the
sloop a large flock of sheep; and after aiding in driving them to
the slaughterhouse of Mr. Curtis on Louden Slater's Hill, I was
conducted by Rich, one of the hands belonging on board of the
sloop, to my new home in Alliciana Street, near Mr. Gardner's
ship-yard, on Fells Point.

In this passage, which technique does Douglass use to vary his sentence structure to make his writing more interesting for his reader?

3. Read the following excerpt from A Narrative in the Life of Frederick Douglass. Then, answer the question that follows.

I will take to the water. This very bay shall bear me into
freedom. The steamboats steered in a northeast course from North
Point. I will do the same; and when I get to the head of the bay,
I will turn my canoe adrift, and walk straight through Delaware
into Pennsylvania.

In this passage, which technique does Douglass use to vary his sentence structure to make his writing more interesting for his reader?