Just write about the differences and similarities about only two of the plants mentioned in the text. There are 5 plants mentioned (venus flytrap, pitcher plant, sundew, corkscrew plant, and bladderworts.)
You can see the difference between
present and past tense there.
Answer:A. The punctuation marks, including the exclamation marks, create excitement. This excitement and energy describe how the author feels about the snake.
Explanation:
In this excerpt from Patricia Hubbel's poem, the use of exclamation marks indicates that the speaker is excited. Exclamation marks are used to indicate strong feelings and give warnings. The speaker's reaction is natural in such circumstances. Each one of us would probably reacted in the same way upon seeing a snake in our surrounding. The speaker is at the same time surprised and excited, which is conveyed through the repetition of the phrase<em> "black snake!" </em>
<u>Explanation:</u>
An independent clause refers to a group of words (found in a sentence) that contains both a subject and a predicate. And <em>the predicate of a sentence</em> is simply a verb explaining what the subject does.
Therefore, here are all the words that make up the two independent clauses below:
Subject = <em>Erik Killmonger</em>
Predicate = signed up for knitting lessons; (he) <u>wanted to make his own sweaters.</u>
