The speaker in "Making a Fist" is the 7 year old girl who was traveling with her mother, now all grown up.
The poem begins with the speaker remembering when she had been traveling for days with her mother. She was unsure if she would survive the journey and asked her mother "How do you know if you are going to die?". Her mother replied simply, "When you can no longer make a fist." The poem then continues with the speaker mentioning all of the obstacles she has overcome. She keeps opening and closing her hand because she is still alive; she can still make a fist. She has overcome.
The following sentence contains an adverb clause.
This sentence contains two clauses - an independent clause (We moved) and a dependent/subordinate clause (because our house was too small). Given that the second sentence gives us a reason why they moved, it acts as an adverb, which is why it is an adverbial clause.
Answer:
It proves that the boys aren't taking Ralph's move seriously. It reveals how angry the boys are that Ralph is moving away.
Explanation:
Tired from practice, AND Spending too much time preparing for a match
Participial phrases are verb phrases that act as adjectives to describe nouns. Putting these participial phrases into a sentence makes it easier to see how this works. Tired from practice, Justin decided to take a nap before doing his homework. In this sentence, "tired from practice" describes Justin. Spending too much time preparing for a match, Justin felt unprepared for his Calculus test. "Spending too much time preparing for a match" also describes Justin.
