Question

1. circle the analogy that best matches the example, and then complete your own matching analogy. → gigantic: enormous positive: certain big: compact happy: fun __________: __________ 2. circle the verb and its mood in the italicized sentence below. her eyes meet mine for a second. \i hate you,\ she mouths silently. indicative imperative interrogative conditional subjunctive 3. identify the part of speech of the underlined word below. it is my first morning of high school. i have seven new notebooks, a skirt i hate, and a stomach ache. 4. paraphrase this fact from wikipedia by rewriting it in your own words: adult sea turtles have few predators. large aquatic carnivores such as sharks and crocodiles are their biggest threats; however, reports of terrestrial predators attacking nesting females are not uncommon.

Explanation:

1. "Gigantic" and "Enormous" are synonyms. Among the options, "Positive" and "Certain" are somewhat similar in positive - connotation sense. For the blank, an example of a synonym pair could be "Small: Tiny".
2. In "I hate you," the verb is "hate" and the mood is indicative as it states a fact.
3. "Is" is a form of the verb "to be" and functions as a linking verb in this sentence.
4. Adult sea turtles face few predators. While large aquatic hunters like sharks and crocodiles are their main threats, attacks by land - based predators on nesting females also occur frequently.

Answer:

1. Positive: Certain; Small: Tiny
2. Verb: hate, Mood: indicative
3. Linking verb
4. Adult sea turtles have few predators. Large aquatic carnivores like sharks and crocodiles are their major threats, and attacks by terrestrial predators on nesting females are quite common.