Which sentence contains an example of alliteration? (1 point)

• The soft sand slipped through my hands and onto the blanket.
• The ice cream toppled off the cone and landed on the floor with a splat.
O "Achoo!" sneezed Rosa, disrupting the silence in the classroom.
• Mama was like a lioness, fiercely protective of her cubs.

1 answer

The sentence that contains an example of alliteration is: "Mama was like a lioness, fiercely protective of her cubs." Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in closely placed words, and in this case, the "l" sound in "lioness" and "like" exemplifies this.