Unit 9 5 a day

Having forgotten my jacket, I was freezing cold at school.

rewrite correcting the dangling modifier

• I forgot my jacket and was freezing cold at school.
• At school, I was freezing cold because of my jacket.
• I was cold at school, having forgotten my jacket.
• I was freezing cold at school because I had forgotten my jacket.

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CCSS.L.7.1C

After the torrenntial rainfal, the dirt roads quickly turned into deep MIRE. Even the tractors with their giant tires were unable to sludge their way through.

Mire means?

• A type of plant found in wetlands.
• A dry and barren land.
• Mire means a swampy or muddy area.
• A solid and stable surface.

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CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.RI.7.4

What is an antonym for tolerable?

• unacceptable

• common

• unique

• bearable

Simplify this sentence eliminating any wordiness or redundancies:

While the date is not certain yet, we are tentatively panning to have a picnic on September 12.

• The picnic is tentatively planned for September 12.

• We might have a picnic on September 12 if the weather is good.
• The picnic is planned for September 12, but the date is uncertain.
• We are definitely having a picnic on September 12.

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CCSS.L.7.3A

which word is misspelled?

• ordinarily

• violation

• resistance

• sincerly

Which is an example of personification?

• The clock ticked loudly in the silence.
• The sun smiled brightly in the sky.
• The car roared down the highway.
• The wind whispered through the trees.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

which is an example of a metaphor?

• Time flies like an arrow.
• Time is a thief.
• The world is a stage.
• Life is a journey.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RI.7.4

Whhat type of sentence is this:

After she came over

• phrase

• clause

• independent clause

• dependent clause

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CCSS.L.7.1A

What does emit mean?

• To store information temporarily.
• To produce or discharge something.
• To remove something from existence.
• To create a new item.

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CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.RI.7.4

A LULL in life will

• will overwhelm you

• is unpleasant and nerve-wrecking

• should be avoided at all costs

• gives you a chance to catch your breath.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.4