Question

which of the following sentences contains an example of personification?
a) the sun shone brightly in the clear blue sky.
b) the old oak tree whispered secrets to the wind.
c) the cat chased the mouse across the kitchen floor.
d) the mountain stood tall against the horizon.
parts of speech

1. adjective - an adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun

examples: shiny toaster, friendly neighbor, horrible accident
which word is the adjective in the following sentence?
the energetic puppy chased its tail around the room.
a) energetic
b) puppy
c) chased
d) room

1. relative clause - a relative clause functions as an adjective and modifies a noun in another clause. relative clauses begin with relative pronouns such as who/whom, whoever/whomever, whose, that, and which.

underline the relative clause and circle the relative pronoun in each sentence.

1. max bought one of those hoverboards that you ride around on.
2. the dog was wearing red booties, which made him look ridiculous.
3. dan was the one in the game whose shoe fell off in the third quarter.
4. colons and semicolons

: use a colon to introduce a list, an example, a quotation, or a sentence that summarizes or explains the sentence before it.
; use a semicolon to join closely related complete sentences or to separate items in a series that already contains several commas.
directions: rewrite the following items using the punctuation indicated.

1. theres nothing logical about survivor guilt. it is a powerful emotion nonetheless. (semicolon)
2. captain prior felt responsible. \i deal with the guilt of having cost him his life.\ (colon)

Explanation:

1. Personification question: Personification is giving human - like qualities to non - human things. In "The old oak tree whispered secrets to the wind", the oak tree is given the human action of whispering, so it is personification.
2. Adjective question: An adjective modifies a noun or pronoun. In "The energetic puppy chased its tail around the room", "energetic" modifies the noun "puppy".
3. Relative clause questions:

• In "Max bought one of those hoverboards that you ride around on", the relative clause is "that you ride around on" and the relative pronoun is "that".
• In "The dog was wearing red booties, which made him look ridiculous", the relative clause is "which made him look ridiculous" and the relative pronoun is "which".
• In "Dan was the one in the game whose shoe fell off in the third quarter", the relative clause is "whose shoe fell off in the third quarter" and the relative pronoun is "whose".

1. Punctuation questions:

• For "There's nothing logical about survivor guilt. It is a powerful emotion nonetheless", using a semicolon: "There's nothing logical about survivor guilt; it is a powerful emotion nonetheless."
• For "Captain Prior felt responsible. 'I deal with the guilt of having cost him his life.'", using a colon: "Captain Prior felt responsible: 'I deal with the guilt of having cost him his life.'"

Answer:

1. Personification: B. The old oak tree whispered secrets to the wind.
2. Adjective: A. energetic
3. Relative clauses:

• 1. Underlined relative clause: that you ride around on; Circled relative pronoun: that
• 2. Underlined relative clause: which made him look ridiculous; Circled relative pronoun: which
• 3. Underlined relative clause: whose shoe fell off in the third quarter; Circled relative pronoun: whose

1. Punctuation:

• 1. There's nothing logical about survivor guilt; it is a powerful emotion nonetheless.
• 2. Captain Prior felt responsible: "I deal with the guilt of having cost him his life."