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[Answered] What happens in the first chapter of The Great Gatsby? Write a summary that will thoroughly explain the setting, characters, and plot so far to a friend. Your summary should be two paragraphs of 6-8 sentences each.

[Answered] DAY 3: Directions: Underline the words that produce the same consonant or vowel sound. Then write Assonance or Consonance. 1. The fat, black cat came last in the race. Assonance 2. My ruthless boss assumed that I was careless. Consonance 3. Something was gripping my new clothing. Consonance 4. My dad was determined to do the dishes. 5. The grapes on the plate were premium grade. Assonance 6. The state of her room was proof that her mood was too gloomy. Assonance

[Answered] Rewrite and improve these sentences by using powerful adjectives: 1. The lady was sitting in a chair. 2. My mum had a haircut. 3. The weather on the beach was blustery. 4. Lorna got a new puppy.

[Answered] 1. Join the two sentences using the connector 'and'. a. Neetu likes reading. Swaati likes playing cricket. b. I will go to the park. My sister will go to the beach. c. We buy milk. Our neighbours buy eggs. d. The sky is full of stars. The stars are shining brightly. 2. Draw a line to match each word with its meaning. | Word | Meaning | | :-------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------- | | a cauldron| (in Arabian folktales) a spirit that appears by magic and car | | b spell | an act of winning or defeating an opponent e | | c mittens | words used for magic | | d genie | a large cooking pot with a lid and handle | | e victory | a type of gloves used during cold weather |

[Answered] 4. Name the parts of speech of the underlined words in the sentences given below. 1. You will pass if you work hard. 2. The boy was dismissed from service because of misbehaviour. 3. My uncle sold his house to a millionaire. 4. He generally avoids bad companions. 5. This is the oldest house in Mumbai. 6. Human and animal waste cause pollution. 7. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. 8. This is the beggar who stole my wallet. 9. Ambition, optimism and stamina keeps people going. 10. Everyone at the party last night was wearing a pirate costume. 11. They build large nests in trees or the walls of cliffs.

[Answered] Read each sentence below. Determine which type of figurative language is being used. Choose your answer from the box and write it on the blank provided. Metaphor Simile Hyperbole Personification 1. For John, the sun shone out of Maria's smile. 2. The rain sounded like bullets on the tin roof. 3. Tim can spit a peanut from one end of the continent to the other. 4. My mom is a tiger when it comes to her kids. 5. The pot lid whistled and danced when the water began to boil.

[Answered] Identify the action word in each sentence. 1. The students remove the flash cards on the board. 2. My classmates open their books. 3. We will begin the science experiment after lunch.

[Answered] EXERCISE 19 Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable verb. 1. Tom was _______ computer games all day yesterday. 2. It was _______ when I came back. 3. He was washing up while she was _______ the floor. 4. The pupils weren't _______ while the teacher was talking. 5. The baby was _______ all night. 6. While one tailor was measuring, another one was _______ the cloth. 7. The maid was _______ when the phone rang. 8. The boy was still _______ when the alarm clock went off. 9. She was _______ the mirror when it broke. 10. The southern wind was _______ strongly the whole evening.

[Answered] Select the correct answer. Which excerpt best exemplifies the gothic literary style? A. He approached the temple. As he went forward the light retired, and, when he put his feet within the apartment, utterly vanished. The suddenness of this transition increased the darkness that succeeded in a tenfold degree. Fear and wonder rendered him powerless. An occurrence like this, in a place assigned to devotion, was adapted to intimidate the stoutest heart. (from Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown) B. In good health, the air is a cordial of incredible virtue. Crossing a bare common, in snow puddles, at twilight, under a clouded sky, without having in my thoughts any occurrence of special good fortune, I have enjoyed a perfect exhilaration. I am glad to the brink of fear. In the woods too, a man casts off his years, as the snake his slough, and at what period so ever of life, is always a child. In the woods, is perpetual youth. (from "Nature" by Ralph Waldo Emerson) C. Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time; (from "A Psalm of Life" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow) D. Darsie was the second daughter in a family of six, and by reason of her upsetting nature had won for herself that privilege of priority which by all approved traditions should have belonged to Clemence, the elder sister. (from A College Girl by Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey)

[Answered] Identify the adjectives in the following sentences and write them in the box below. 1. Every man does his duty. 2. The peon entered the class with five tiffins. 3. Girish won the second prize. 4. I have a blue balloon. 5. Chennai is a large city. 6. Most people enjoy cricket. 7. This boy is intelligent. 8. Why are you in such a great hurry? 9. Which route is the shortest? 10. You must return my book. | Descriptive Adjectives | | |---|---| | Quantifiers | | | Numeral Adjectives | | | Demonstratives | | | Interrogative Adjectives | | | Possessive Adjectives | |