B. Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.
the phrase “Great Depression” is a proper noun so it needs to be capitalized
Answer:
1. <em>Brooding</em> goes with a. moody, sullen, or unhappy in thought.
2. <em>Scrupulous</em> goes with c. concerned with avoiding wrong actions.
3. <em>Hedge</em> goes with g. a boundary formed by bushes or shrubs.
4. <em>Abstain</em> goes with e. restrain oneself from doing something.
5. <em>Trellis</em> goes with d. a support made from metal or wood for plants or vines to lean on.
6. <em>Constraints</em> goes with f. limitations or restrictions.
7. <em>Lavish </em>goes with h. expensive and elaborate.
8. <em>Ravishing</em> goes with b. beautiful.
Answer:
- The lake was as warm as a Jacuzzi
- We moved along the lake like a sloth
- the stars glitter like Christmas lights.
Explanation:
<u>The simile is the figure of speech that compares one thing to another in order to add up to the imagination of the description and make it more vivid.</u> It highlights the certain characteristics of one thing to another using the words “<u>as</u>” and “<u>like</u>”
The parts of the passage that use the simile are:
- <u>The lake was as warm as a Jacuzzi</u> – the author tries to underline the <u>warmth </u>of the water with this analogy by comparing it to the experience in the spa.
- <u>We moved along the lake like a sloth </u>– with this simile, the author is describing the way they moved in the both, underling that they were <u>very slow</u>.
- <u>the stars glitter like Christmas lights</u>. - author compares the stars to Christmas lines to put the accent on their <u>brightness and shiness.</u>
the answer is a. creates a lonely feeling.