1. Expand the meaning of each sentence by adding adjectives. (Dinner cooks.) (Clown chuckled.) (Car raced.)

(Dancer spun.) (Panthers growled.) (Leaves fall.)

(Bread baked.) (Lake glistened.) (Ship glides.)

2. Using the sentences above, expand the meaning by adding adverbs.

3. Using any five of the sentences from #2, expand the meaning by adding a compound word to each sentence.

4. Using any three of the sentences from #3, expand the meaning by adding a prepositional phrase to each sentence.

5. Using any one of the sentences from #4, expand the meaning by adding a synonym to this sentence.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Plzzz me needs a hyphen or no hyphen 1. laura, a friendly little girl, says hello to everyone she passes 2. my uncle is well known jazz musician 3. our school's winning football record is welll known 4. the angry looking woman was having a heated discussion with the store manager.

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