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name: shyra date: 5 - a - day language review: week 1 ① rewrite the sentence without the dangling or misplaced modifier. hungry after being in class all morning, the cafeteria was filled with students. ② identify the type of connotation for the words below (-, +, *). elegant ostentatious fine ③ meetings between the two senators are outwardly calm and friendly. in fact, many people would describe their relationship as pleasant. inside, however, both people are seething with rage. it is just a matter of time until one of them explodes. seething means: ④ choose the synonym for the following word: dynamic idle changing stagnate complex ⑤ impolitely prefix: base or root: suffix: ① simplify the sentence by eliminating any wordiness or redundancies. city safety inspectors are in the process of currently reviewing the construction site and may completely close it down in about 2 to 3 days. ② circle the misspelled word, and write it correctly on the line below. acomplishment baggage bureau ③ underline and identify the figure of speech below. and it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind - elton john hyperbole personification simile metaphor idiom ④ what does the figure of speech from above mean? ⑤ is the following a phrase or a clause? if it is a clause, indicate if it is independent or dependent. around the corner © m. tallman 2014 - www.gottoteach.com

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(1) Hungry after being in class all morning, the students filled the cafeteria.
(2) elegant: +; ostentatious: -; fine: +
(3) filled with intense anger
(4) changing
(5) prefix: im-; base or root: polite; suffix: -ly
(1) City safety inspectors are reviewing the construction site and may close it down in 2 - 3 days.
(2) acomplishment; accomplishment
(3) And it seems to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind - Elton John; Simile
(4) Compares the way someone lived their life to a candle in the wind, suggesting a life that is vulnerable and easily affected by external forces
(5) phrase