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I. Match each sentence to the correct figure of speech below. Write the letter of
the correct answer.
_____1.A comparison between two unlike things in which one is said to be another
thing.
_____2.Giving human characteristics to nonliving things.
_____3.A figure of speech comparing two unlike things using the words like or as.
_____4.The human circulatory is like a plumbing system.
_____ 5 .Life is sometimes like a circus.
_____6. The tree appeared angry when it lost its leaves.
_____ 7 . We made a ton of money at the yard sale.
_____8. A figure of speech in which a part stands for the whole.
_____ 9 . She was so scared that she turned as white as a ghost.
_____10.Steve’s heart was a drum.
_____11.The hikers were swallowed by the forest.
_____12.It took me forever to do that homework!
_____13. James bought a very expensive wheels.
_____14.The Oval Office was busy in work.
_____15. Shakespeare! How I wish that I have a literary prowess as yours.
_____16.Her fingernails were daggers.
_____17.Kristy is such a scrooge when it comes to buying Christmas gifts.
_____18.It rained so much we may need an ark!
_____19.The wind spoke my name.
_____20. An exaggerated statement to achieve an effect.
__________1.toe _____________11.commander-in-chief
__________2.monkey _____________12.measles
__________3.butterfly _____________13.scarf
___________4.self _____________14.bacterium
___________5.goose _____________15. A
___________6.cactus _____________16.criterion
___________7.radius _____________17.sheep
___________8.playwright _____________18.pliers
___________9.ox _____________19.tomato
___________10.moose _____________20. 10
III. A. Subject-Verb Agreement
Supply the correct form of verb to complete the sentence. Choose your
answer inside the parenthesis.
B. Modals
Complete the following sentences using an appropriate modal auxiliary
verb.
“Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.”
~ Robert Collier