Identify the verbal and its function in the sentence: we were hoping to begin a game of chess. (5 points) it is a participle functioning as a noun. it is a participle functioning as an adjective. it is an infinitive functioning as an adverb. it is an infinitive functioning as a noun.

This poem describes a train as if it were a horse. what literacy device does the poet use in this poem?

1. what is the best example of the use of rhyme? a. the beat of drum b. fresh green grass c. a wild little child d. the kindness of strangers 2. which of the following is always true about a haiku? a. it has one three-line stanza b. it has a specific rhyme scheme of abab c. it uses alliteration d. it expresses thoughts or feelings of a single speaker 3. what is the best example a simile? a. marty’s shout rattled the windows b. her voice was clear as a bell c. he is a bear in the morning d. the blossoms in the garden nodded

Choose two context clues to the meaning of the word sloth