Question

choose the correct spelling of the word. my golden retrever retriever kept on barking last night. when i checked to see what was wrong, i saw a venomous venemous snake in her water bowl. instead of becoming flustered flastered my sister and i remained calm and called dad. venom ➔ venomous what happens when you add -ous to the end of a word? a. it changes from a noun to a verb. b. it changes from a verb to a noun. c. it changes from an adjective to a noun. d. it changes from a noun to an adjective. throwback thursday its throwback thursday! lets review grammar skills! date: linking verbs linking verbs connect or link the subject to a word in the predicate that gives information about the condition or relationship. a linking verb does not show action. linking verbs are am seem become feel is use the linking verbs word - bank to complete the sentences on the right. 1. stephen william hawking ________ a famous british theoretical physicist. 2. i ______ so amazed at his life and his work. 3. we ______ going to discuss his work and life in class. 4. i ______ like were going to enjoy the topics. 5. he ________ like a real - life superhero. figurative friday figurative language uses words and expression to have a greater impact on the reader. date: select the meaning of the allusion that is bolded in each of the sentences below. we went hiking in the appalachian mountains. from the summit, i could see the endless trees and green. this was a utopia for a nature nut like me. a. an ideal place b. an imaginary land c. a fake place d. a fantasy i could tell you every single thing that we did on our camping trip. but, in a nutshell, we hiked and fished. a. in a boring way b. in an exciting way c. in a concise way d. in a big way

Explanation:

1. For the question about adding -ous to a word: The suffix -ous is used to form adjectives from nouns. For example, "venom" (noun) becomes "venomous" (adjective).
2. For the linking - verbs exercise:

• "Stephen William Hawking" is a singular subject, so "is" is the correct linking - verb.
• "I" is the first - person singular subject, so "am" is used.
• "We" is a plural subject and "are" is used for the future - tense "are going to".
• "I seem like" is a common expression using the linking - verb "seem".
• "He seems like" is also a correct use of the linking - verb "seem".

1. For the allusion questions:

• "Utopia" refers to an ideal place.
• "In a nutshell" means in a concise way.

Answer:

1. d. It changes from a noun to an adjective.
2. 1. is
3. am
4. are
5. seem
6. seems
7. 1. a. an ideal place
8. c. in a concise way