The back yard was covered in late afternoon sunlight. The leaves danced in the trees, delighted that spring had finally arrived. The tulips were bright slashes of color like a child's crayon drawing. In the garden, the first green shoots were pushing out of the soil to greet the warmth of the sun. Sitting on the porch swing, I drank in the beauty of nature, a delicious treat. Which phrase from the paragraph is an example of a metaphor?A. In late afternoon sunlight B. The beauty of nature, a delicious treat C. Greet the warmth of the sun D. Delighted that spring had finally arrived

Classify the subordinate clause as a noun, adjective, or adverb clause. Indicate whether it is introduced by a relative pronoun, a subordinating conjunction, or neither. A tree surgeon removed the branches that were dead. Type of subordinate clause: adverb clauseadjective clausenoun clause Introduced by:

If the root proto- means "early or first," which word means "the study of culture prior to its earliest recording"?1. protohistory
2. prototype
3. protoplasm

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what should be added when an adverb begins a sentence A comma B a semicolon C an exclamation mark Da period

Which sentence does not contain any punctuation errors?A.
Players already, wearing their uniforms, may sit on the bleachers.

B.
Players already wearing their uniforms, may sit on the bleachers.

C.
Players already wearing their uniforms may sit on the bleachers.

D.
Players, already wearing their uniforms, may sit on the bleachers.

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How Things Work

By Gary Soto

Today it's going to cost us twenty dollars
To live. Five for a softball. Four for a book,
A handful of ones for coffee and two sweet rolls,
Bus fare, rosin for your mother's violin.
We're completing our task. The tip I left
For the waitress filters down
Like rain, wetting the new roots of a child
Perhaps, a belligerent cat that won't let go
Of a balled sock until there's chicken to eat.
As far as I can tell, daughter, it works like this:
You buy bread from a grocery, a bag of apples
From a fruit stand, and what coins
Are passed on helps others buy pencils, glue,
Tickets to a movie in which laughter
Is thrown into their faces.
If we buy goldfish, someone tries on a hat.
If we buy crayons, someone walks home with a broom.
A tip. a small purchase here and there,
And things just keep going. I guess.