Question

1. add commas to make the meaning clear. the edible red pulp of the organ pipe cactus can be eaten as is made into jelly or fermented into a beverage. 2. the organ pipe cactus is found in a small area of the sonoran desert ranging from southwestern arizona to western sonora, mexico. would you consider this particular cactus prevalent or confined? 3. write who or whom to complete the sentences. a. __ would eat candy made from a cactus? b. to __ is the spiny branch most dangerous? 4. write an interesting sentence on the flowers of the organ pipe cactus. include these details: • lavender - white • 2 inches long • night - blooming in may - july • grow laterally near the apex of the stems 5. the name pincushion cactus is a metaphor. the round cactus resembles the cushion in which a seamstress sticks pins. look at the pictures of the cacti below and give each a metaphorical name.

Explanation:

1. Commas are added to separate items in a list of possible uses for the cactus pulp.
2. The description of the cactus's location is a simple geographical - based statement.
3. "Who" is used as the subject of the verb "would eat" and "whom" is used as the object of the preposition "To".
4. A sentence is constructed using the given details about the cactus flowers.
5. Metaphorical names are based on the visual characteristics of the cacti.

Answer:

1. The edible red pulp of the organ pipe cactus can be eaten, as is, made into jelly, or fermented into a beverage.
2. The organ pipe cactus is found in a small area of the Sonoran Desert, ranging from southwestern Arizona to western Sonora, Mexico. It is confined.
3. a. Who

b. Whom

1. The organ pipe cactus has lavender - white, 2 - inch - long, night - blooming flowers in May - July that grow laterally near the apex of the stems.
2. a. Snake - like cactus (due to the shape of its branches)

b. Balloon cactus (because of its round shape)
c. Ribbon cactus (for its long, thin, and flowing appearance)