1. which words make up the adjective phrase in this sentence?

snow throughout april was quite a surprise this year.

a. quite a surprise
b. this year
c. snow throughout
d. throughout april

2. which words make up the adjective phrase in this sentence?

the junk pile beneath jo's bed is getting bigger every day.

a. is getting bigger
b. bigger every day
c. the junk pile
d. beneath jo's bed

which words make up the adjective phrase in this sentence?

3. take this jar of coins and count the pennies.

a. of coins
b. and count
c. take this jar
d. the pennies

This statement descri swift wrote gulliver’s travels so he could humorously criticize the government. this statement describes swift’s

For which cause did swift not write? the tory government the devaluation of irish coins the whig wars under william iii the starvation in ireland

The “big dig” the “big dig” (the central artery/tunnel project) has been complex and challenging. located in boston, massachusetts, this tunnel is eight lanes wide and three-and-a-half miles long. what is most amazing about this tunnel is that it is constructed under a major highway and skyscrapers located in boston’s financial district. construction crews used “clamshell excavators” during this dig. these machines carved narrow trenches, and then a special substance was pumped into the trench to keep the dirt from caving in. finally, steel beams were lowered into the trench and concrete was pumped in. one problem that engineers faced while constructing the tunnel is the fact that the soil beneath boston is extremely loose and soggy. engineers solved this dilemma by freezing the soil and pumping very cold water into pipes beneath the city. to strengthen the soil even further, a special type of glue was injected into the ground to with the consolidation of the soil. 23 which phrase best defines the word excavator as used in the passage? a. a device used to measure underground temperatures b. a device used to level uneven surfaces c. a device used to move heavy objects d. a device used to dig holes