The meaning of have an axe to grind<span> is:</span>
<span>The definition of </span>have an axe to grind<span> is: </span>
(idiom) to have a problem with something or someone
Example Sentences:
I have an axe to grind with my roommate because she’s always borrowing my clothes without asking!
The student had an axe to grind with his teacher, because he received a low mark on his presentation.
The answer is:
The animals <em><u>scrambled </u></em>to get into the barn as the lightning <em><u>struck</u></em>.
In the chosen sentence, both verbs in the different clauses are consistent ad accurate because they are written in the Past Simple tense.
The rest of the options are incorrect because the tense of the verbs is not related to each other: they wrongly combine past and present, and present and future tenses.
The right version of them are the following:
<em>Alexander </em><em>finished </em><em>his math test and </em><em>walked </em><em>to Mr. Smith's desk.
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Sampson and Raina </em><em>watch </em><em>the fireworks and </em><em>comment </em><em>on how beautiful they are.
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The police officer </em><em>rounded </em><em>the corner and pumped his arms harder.</em>
1) most clever
2) Saddest
3) Faster
4) Less
I hope this solves your problem :)
Answer: D) Correct as is
Explanation:
The word somewhat should precede an adjective, which in this case is the word "menacing"
