Ihave been planning a surprise party for my sister for months. now that the day is finally here, i have so many things left to do, i don't know where to begin. before the guests arrive for the party i have to prepare snacks, clean the house, get dressed, etcetera. not to mention that i have to do all those things without mimi noticing anything out of the ordinary! write one to two sentences explaining the meaning of “etcetera” based on the context clues in the passage.

The meaning of etcetera in this passage means he (or she) has to get everything ready for the surprise party: get the cake, the candles, the drinks. Get the music ready for when the party starts and hide her friends around the place so they can all yell SURPRISE when she walks in.  

sing because that is what they are doing in the sentence

explanation:

the simple predicate is the main verb in the predicate that tells what the subject does. example: my father fixed the dryer. read each sentence. draw a line under the complete predicate.

they would have to clean it very clean