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If a truck gets stuck in mud what do you need to do to get it out

pull it out with a tow truck

From the window peered a scary face that frightened your little brother

peered

Which of these definitions describes the central conflict

a struggle between forces that form the plot of story

What do linguist study

Linguistics is the scientific study of human language so a linguist is a person who specializes in linguistics

The lifeguard dashed into the water to save the drowning child

dashed

Many farmers were hurt by the severe summer drought

farmers

What is the simple predicate in Mr and Mrs Kim spoke at an assembly at your school

Mr and Mrs Kim

Spoke

What is the adverb in dean was too excited to speak

Too

What is the verb in Sammi and Tonya are close friends

"Are" is the verb in that sentence, and it's a linking verb. It links the subject (Sammi and Tonya) to the complement (close friends).

Which of THESE scarves is the one Mom said she wanted is this interrogative

No, the word THESE is functioning as an adjective(describing the noun 'scarves') not a pronoun. The sentence is an interrogative sentence (a question).

The pronoun 'these' is a demonstrative pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence indicating near or far in place or time.

Example: Which of these is the scarf Mom said she wanted.

The pronoun WHICH is an interrogative pronoun, a word that introduces an interrogative sentence (a question).

What is the mood of the verb in this sentence Tim's wish is that there be world peace

There are two verbs in the sentence in question: is and be. The first verb is in the indicative mood. It is used to indicate true things about the world. The second verb is in the subjunctive mood. This mood is used to relay wishes, hopes, desires, or counter-to-fact assertations. The speaker is not saying that there is or isn't world peace, rather he is claiming that this is Tim's wish.
subjunctive mood

She was able to finish the project what is the pronoun

The pronoun in the sentence is: she.

The pronoun 'she' takes the place of the noun (name) for a female as the subject of the sentence.

Examples:

Mother was able to finish the project.

Jane was able to finish the project.

She was able to finish the project.

What did she do to protect herself what is the demonstrative pronoun

There is no demonstrative pronoun in the given sentence.

A demonstrative pronoun takes the place of a noun, indicating near or far in place or time.

The demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those.

Examples:

She did that to protect herself.

She should do this to protect herself.

The pronouns in the sentence are:

  • what, an interrogative pronoun, used to introduce a question. The interrogative pronouns are: who, whom, what, which, whose.
  • she, a personal pronoun, a word that takes the place of a noun for a female as the subject of the sentence or a clause;
  • herself, a reflexive pronoun, a word that 'reflects back' to its antecedent. The reflexive pronouns are: myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves.
What is the simple subject in the sentence The plane leaves at 616 and arrives at 1050.

The plane.

What is the conjunction in I was late for the biology class and i missed the test

And. And joins together:

I was late for the biology class

I missed the test

What is the pronoun of THAT in These are the documents THAT will be most useful

The pronoun 'that' is functioning as a relative pronoun, introducing the relative clause 'that will be most useful'.

The relative clause is providing information 'relating' to its antecedent, 'documents'.

What is the indefinite pronoun in When O. Henry began publishing his short stories few of his reading audience knew that he was writing from prison

The indefinite pronoun is few, a word that takes the place of an unknown number of people.

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