Acontraction is a form of a word or words made by adding letters.

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Which sentence has an adjective clause? a.mike rode his bike on mountain trails because he found them challenging.b.gary donated to charity whenever he could.c.liz,who could always make people laugh,was loved by the whole block.d.ever since adam was a little boy,he had his father in the fields

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

On her zoo blog, bindi describes the experience of walking the red carpet with her mum that evening, and the unmatched joy of what happened soon after. “all the categories came up, but then mine did! they said all these top actresses' names then my name! the guy said 'and the winner is . . ’ . . my heart stopped . . ‘bindi irwin! ’ i could not believe it, i won! i was amazed, in tears, i could hardly talk! i’ll never forget that great trip! ” what does the hyperbole in the excerpt the reader understand about bindi? she had a medical problem. she was extremely frightened. she became very excited. she won an important award.