synonyms: twist, squeeze, screw, scrunch, knead, press, mangle
"wring out the clothes"
synonyms: run away, escape, bolt, flee, make off, take flight, take off, decamp;
Answer:
The aunt tells a story with a moral, but the children ignore the lesson.
Explanation:
From the text we know that the children already acknowledge the poor storytelling abilities of their aunt and thus do not expect much from the story.
Despite the boring nature of the story, the aunt does try to lacklusterly include a moral, but the moral is completely ignored by the children who notice instead the many faults of the story.
A simple sentence contains one independent clause, a compound sentence contains 2 independent clauses, and a complex sentence contains one independent clause and one dependent clause.
An example of a simple sentence to describe your morning routine could be:
I wake up an hour before school.
An example of a compound sentence could be:
I usually eat cereal for breakfast, but sometimes I eat toast instead.
An example of a complex sentence is:
After I eat breakfast, I get dressed.
Answer:
The school premises were cleaned.
