Vocabulary
improves or adds to the quality or function of something
enhancement
The train leaves at 9:00 A.M.
Declarative
What is the simple subject & simple predicate: Rob wipes the perspiration off his brow.
Simple Subject: Rob
Simple Predicate: wipes
“And swallows circling with their shimmering sound;”
Alliteration
Which type of sentence: Moss often hangs from the branches of the bald cypress, a tree that grows in swamps in the South.
Declarative
lacking conscious awareness; unmindful
oblivious
I couldn't believe how talented those trapeze artists were!
Exclamatory
What is the complete subject & complete predicate: Darnell surfed yesterday morning at Rincon Point.
Complete Subject: Darnell
Complete Predicate: surfed yesterday morning at Rincon Point.
"And frogs singing in the pools at night"
Personification
Which vocab word?: characterized by nobility; majestic
sublime
following a strict code of ethical conduct
integrity
Which local reservoirs supply our town with its fresh water?
Interrogative
What is the complete subject & complete predicate: Fleas can jump seven inches high.
Complete Subject: Fleas
Complete Predicate: can jump seven inches high.
"Whistling their whims on a low-fence wire"
Alliteration
What is the complete subject & complete predicate: Chandler waved from across the room.
Complete Subject: Chandler
Complete Predicate: waved from across the room.
irrational distrust or suspicion of others
paranoia
Don't overlook Trisha when choosing the new principal.
Imperative
What is the compound subject & compound predicate: Liam and Wyatt swept the pavement and hosed it down.
Compound Subject: Liam and Wyatt
Compound Predicate: swept the pavement / hosed it down
“Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree/If mankind perished utterly;”
Rhyme Scheme
Which figurative language: "And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn,"
Personification
marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking
tremulous
Tell us as soon as the contest results are posted.
Imperative
What is the compound subject and compound predicate: Janet and Marie caught the beetle and released it outside.
Compound Subject: Janet and Marie
Compound Predicate: caught the beetle / released it outside
“There will come soft rains and the smell of the ground,”
Imagery
What is the compound subject and compound predicate: The lawyer and his client shook hands and signed the papers.
Compound Subject: The lawyer and his client
Compound Predicate: shook hands / signed the papers