QUESTION 9 A preposition is a word used to relate nouns or pronouns to other words in the
sentence in regard to time, location, cause, etc. (e. g. the letter in the envelope).
A prepositional phrase is a modifying (descriptive) phrase that begins with a preposition
and ends with a noun, pronoun, gerund (an -ing verb acting as a noun) or clause (a
group of words containing both a subject and a verb)
Identify the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence: Our noisy neighbors
moved away to Montana, and since they left, we could not be happier.
Choose all that apply o points
moved away
to Montana
could not be happier
since they left

Part consider this quote from the video: i don't think ravi felt isolated. i think he was bored, and he didn't think the game was very interesting. like he wanted to hide so that he didn't have to play, and he could just chill and wait it out. do you agree or disagree with this point of view? find evidence from the story to support or refute the student's claim. in your response, clarify why you agree or disagree with the student's thoughts.

Read this excerpt from holes. a patrol car pulled alongside him. a policeman asked him why he was running. then he took the shoes and made a call on his radio. shortly thereafter, stanley was arrested. it turned out the sneakers had been stolen from a display at the homeless shelter. that evening rich people were going to come to the shelter and pay a hundred dollars to eat the food that the poor people ate every day for free. clyde livingston, who had once lived at the shelter when he was younger, was going to speak and sign autographs. his shoes would be auctioned, and it was expected that they would sell for over five thousand dollars. all the money would go to the homeless. why does sachar include this description of the shoes in the flashback? a.to show where the shoes came from b.to show how valuable the shoes were c.to reveal why stanley was arrested d.to give background on the homeless shelter

Context clues can be definitions, examples, synonyms, or antonyms. the word root can give you an idea of the word’s meaning. affixes can you determine the word’s form and meaning. use the drop-down menus to identify the root in each difficult word. automatic: gratify: untenable: