Question

daily language arts
monday

1. prepositional phrases can also act as adverbs. mark the prepositional phrases.

a. during the holidays, i work on the weekends.
b. the party begins before sunset tomorrow.

1. the latin root pend mean to hang or weigh. circle the root in the words below.

pendulum
pensive
suspenders
dependant
pendant

1. edit the sentences.

back in 79 ad pompeii was a bustling city at the base of the fearsome mount vesuvius every thing changed won fateful august day when the sky darkened and the earth rumbled beneath the peeples feat.

1. look at this idiom.

\burn bridges\
means to end a relationship, usually unkindly
use the space to draw the literal meaning.

Explanation:

1. Prepositional phrases function as adverbs here, modifying verbs by indicating time.
2. The Latin root "pend" (meaning hang/weigh) is the core of each listed word.
3. The literal meaning of "burn bridges" is the physical act of setting fire to bridges.
4. Editing fixes proper nouns, spelling, and punctuation for standard grammar.

Answer:

1. Marked prepositional phrases:

a. During the holidays; on the weekends
b. before sunset

1. Circled roots:

pendulum (pend); pensive (pend); suspense (pend); suspenders (pend); dependant (pend); pendant (pend)

1. (Literal drawing: A person setting fire to a physical bridge structure)
2. Edited sentence:

Back in 79 AD, Pompeii was a bustling city at the base of the fearsome Mount Vesuvius. Everything changed on that fateful August day when the sky darkened and the earth rumbled beneath the people's feet.