English 8 Chapters 11-12 VOCAB + GRAMMAR

Simile or metaphor: "The Athlete was like a machine."

Participle or Gerund: "The girls playing in the yard should go inside."

Define rasped as used in this sentence: "The man rasped as he took his final breath."

Adamant means....

The octopus ________ itself from predators.

A Gerund is a verb ending in "ed" that functions as a noun.

Gerund or participle: "He carefully stepped over the broken glass."

Metaphor or simile: "The athlete is a machine."

Hyperbole or Idiom: "I'm so hungry I could eat a horse."

Gerund or Participle: The boy enjoyed swimming.

The music began to ______

Simile or Metaphor: "The kid was a couch potato."

Metaphors use "like" and "as"

Idiom or Metaphor: "She spilled the tea".

Simile or Metaphor: "He stood out like a sore thumb."

Define "present participle"

Gerund or Participle: "Choosing the right major is difficult for college students."

The smell from the pigpen was __________

The ________ man yelled at the schoolchildren

Gerund or Participle: "Eating the smelly noodles, he made a face."

Gerund or Participle: "I saw him lying on the beach"

The _______ of the barn laid everywhere after it was burnt.

Finality means...

Terrifying experiences frightened the group.

Simile or Metaphor: "The night was as cold as ice".