Lying face down in the water
C. The night was flying by very quickly.
Moths wings flutter very quickly, therefore when the night is compared to a fluttering moth wing, the author is saying the night was flying by very fast.
<span>1. The Puritans considered buttons a (sign) of vanity. - C. object complement (the object is buttons, and the word sign completes it)
2. </span><span> At first the old trunk in the basement appeared (empty). - E. predicate adjective (the first adjective after the linking verb appeared)
</span><span>3. Michelle showed (Mom) a copy of the yearbook. - B. indirect object (Mom is indirect, and a copy of the yearbook is direct)
</span><span>4. Kim named her (dog) Trixie. - A. direct object (named whom?)
5. </span><span>The performance was a huge (disappointment). - D. predicate nominative (the first noun after the linking verb was)</span>
A.Joseph's mother had tears in her eyes
