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:
A word that helps one word in a sentence name or describe another word in the sentence.
Explanation:
Linking verbs serve two purposes. First, they serve to help rename or re-identify the subject. For example,
<em>He is a musician. </em>
The linking verb is connects the subject <u>he</u> with the noun <u>musician.</u> In other words, the linking verb is helps one word in a sentence (musician) rename another word in the sentence (he).
Second, linking verbs serve to help describe the subject. For example,
<em>They are huge. </em>
The linking verb are connects the subject <u>they</u> with the adjective <u>huge.</u> In other words, the linking verb are helps one word in a sentence (huge) describe another word in the sentence (they).
The town was nearly empty because everyone was watching the championship on TV.
The best way to combine these sentences is to use the conjunction "because".
Last night after the washer broke and flooded the basement, it took us an hour to clean up.
Adding the word after creates a dependent clause which then must be connected to the independent clause to create on sentence.
A little white dog, which belonged to the neighbors, was sitting on the front door.
Changing the second sentence into an adjectival clause allows the two sentences to be combined.
Rosie wanted to go to the lake with us, but she got sick and couldn't go.
Adding a coordinating conjunction (but), allows for both of these sentences to be joined together as a compound sentence.
Istanbul, the biggest city in Turkey, used to be called Constantinople.
By changing the first sentence into an appositive phrase, it allows for the sentences to be easily combined.