This is for an English assignment I had and this is what I put. I don't understand it and need some help asap. 1. Highlight ever
y prepositional phrase in each of these sentences. Then, indicate whether each phrase is an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase next to each bullet point. -Elena’s mother was unhappy in Paterson. (highlighted: in Paterson) -Adjective phrase -When Elena sat on the fire escape, she was above Eugene’s backyard. (highlighted: on the fire escape) -Adjective phrase -The boys tossed basketballs through a hoop in the yard. (highlighted: through a hoop in the yard) -Adverb phrase 2. Reread paragraph 29 of “American History.” Mark one adjective phrase and one adverb phrase. List them below, and note which word each phrase modifies. Paragraph 29: "I knocked softly. A few suspenseful moments later the door opened just a crack. The red, swollen face of a woman appeared. She had a halo of red hair floating over a delicate ivory face—the face of a doll—with freckles on the nose. Her smudged eye make- up made her look unreal to me, like a mannequin seen through a warped store window." My examples: (I am still missing one) - ¨The red, swollen face of a woman appeared.¨ (adjective phrase) Add either an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase to each sentence. Label each phrase you add. Example: We drove. We drove to the suburbs. (adverb phrase) We drove to the suburbs of Paterson and Clifton. - I could see the snow falling like a lace veil. (adjective phrase) Elena observed Eugene. - Elena observed Eugene in his books. (adjective phrase) Elena observed Eugene from her bedroom (adverb phrase? I am unsure about the this and the one above) I could see the snow falling like a lace veil -I could see the snow falling like a lace veil in the morning. (adverb phrase)
I would start by showing the room looking all dusty. I would have curtains that are hanging and torn, and I would make the room look like a mess, with the light dimming. Then, I would change to show the same furniture, only new, fresh curtains in the same fabric, and brighter light to show that it is morning.
