Identifying Words and Their Functions

California has a larger population than any other state in the United States.

• California, population, United States

• California, population, state, United States

• California, state, United States

• California, larger, state, United States

The value of agricultural production in California is higher than that of any other state.

• value, production, California, state

• agricultural, production, California, state

• value, California, state

• production, California, state

What is the point of lowest elevation in the Western Hemisphere?

• point, Western Hemisphere

• point, elevation, Western Hemisphere

• elevation, Western Hemisphere

• what, point, Western Hemisphere

That distinction belongs to Death Valley, which is 282 feet below sea level.

• Death Valley, feet, sea level

• distinction, Death Valley, feet

• distinction, Death Valley, feet, sea level

Mount Whitney, also in California, is the highest peak in the contiguous United States.

• Mount Whitney, California, United States

• Mount Whitney, California, highest, peak, United States

• Mount Whitney, California, peak, United States

• Mount Whitney, California, peak, contiguous, United States

The state was added to the Union eleven years before the Civil War.

• the, was

• was, to

• was

Redwood National Park contains some of the tallest redwoods in the world.

• some

• of

• the

One of these redwoods is over 350 feet high.

• One, these

• One, of

Yosemite National Park is a frequently visited site in California.

• is

• site

There visitors can find undisturbed beauty as they explore the park.

• There

• they