This sentence contains personification, as it gives human-like qualities (the ability to groan) to the inanimate objects (rocks).
It depends on whether the statement is a complete sentence or not. If the quoted statement is a complete sentence, you would use a period. If the quoted statement is within a larger sentence, you would use a comma.
she lost her virtue in the city.
we seek results that embody professionalism, transparency and accountability
Plato is a name, so you use it in a manner consistent with how you would use any other name. As in, "Plato wrote a sentence."
She has many qualities that make her an excellent candidate for the job.
The qualities of a person. eg my best friends qualities are shes really funny.
Carrie's father was a brutish man, large and unkempt, with none of the refined qualities possessed by most of their acquaintances.
Vulgarities are the qualities of being coarse or unrefined. Such vulgarities will make certain you are never accepted in polite society.
you could write this:Justin showed such precocity today.The word precocity is a noun meaning exhibiting mature qualities
Time-space compression refers to any phenomenon that alters the qualities of and relationship between spaceand time.
The ability to form an interrogative sentence.
Kindness isn't one of her qualities.
diction, tone, and sentence variety
The morbidity of the patients increased as the supply of medicine dwindled. Morbidity and melancholy were qualities that defined much of the life of Edgar Allan Poe.
No, the sentence is not an example of personification. Personification is when non-human entities are given human-like qualities or characteristics, but in this sentence, "other weather related problems" are not being described in a way that suggests human qualities.
The teacher asked about the new student's experience (qualities).. or skills