Making a Personal Connection A be
Highlight details that remind you of something that you or Select the statements that apply to this passage. More
someone you know has experienced.
than one answer may be correct.
He held the double doors open for me, and as I passed by,
he looked at me right in the face, kind of daring me to
August is smiling because he is happy.
look back at him, which I did. Then I actually smiled. I August is smiling because he feels like crying.
don't know. Sometimes when I have the feeling like I'm
August is upset because of the way he thinks he is
almost crying, it can turn into an almost-laughing feeling.
being treated
And that must have been the feeling I was having then,
because I smiled, almost like I was going to giggle.
August is mad that the door has been held open for
him.
August is trying not to cry
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Read the sentence. “yesterday we arrived late for the outdoor concert in the city gardens.” which words in the sentence are adverbs? a. late; city b. yesterday; outdoor c. yesterday; late d. outdoor; city

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