Question

1 the storm had passed, and the sea grew calm. after hours of floundering, our small boat had survived. i never thought our little vessel would hold up to the tossing and thrashing of the unforgiving ocean. floundering means: ________ 2 circle the misspelled word and write it correctly in the space below. greatful commend generate 3 rewrite the sentence adding a nonrestrictive element using commas. traviss pizzeria serves the best new york style pizza. 4 circle the correct pronoun for the sentence. identify if it is subjective, objective, or possessive. did you enter (your mine) dog in the ugliest pet contest? 5 choose the antonym for: deteriorate improve agree ruins decay

Explanation:

1. In the context of a boat in a storm, "floundering" means struggling or moving clumsily.
2. "Greatful" is misspelled. The correct spelling is "grateful".
3. A non - restrictive element is extra information that can be removed without changing the essential meaning of the sentence. An example could be "Travis's pizzeria, which is located downtown, serves the best New York style pizza."
4. "Your" is the correct pronoun as it shows possession. It is a possessive pronoun.
5. The antonym of "deteriorate" (which means to get worse) is "improve" (which means to get better).

Answer:

1. Struggling
2. "greatful" should be "grateful"
3. Travis's pizzeria, which is located downtown, serves the best New York style pizza.
4. Your (possessive)
5. improve