Read this excerpt from "Birdfoot's Grampa.” But, leathery hands full
of wet brown life,
knee deep in the summer
roadside grass,
he just smiled and said
they have places to go to
too.

Why does the author use the words "wet brown life” in this excerpt?

to show that the grass is still alive and growing
to indicate that the mud is all over everything
to signify how wet the night has become
to point out that the toads are living things

Underline the adverb clause and what word does the clause modify? my grandma always yells at me because i only own two pairs of socks.

What is the stated main idea in the paragraph? solar power uses the sun to make energy. special panels are placed in the sunlight. these panels turn the sun’s energy into electricity. on cloudy days, the panels cannot make electricity because there is not enough sunlight. therefore, solar power is not useful in some places. a. solar power uses the sun to make energy. b. special panels are placed in the sunlight. c. on cloudy days, the panels cannot make electricity because there is not enough sunlight. d. these panels turn the sun’s energy into electricity

Making predictions is an example of a. making an inference c. misunderstanding a reading b. an unnecessary waste of time d. how to identify the main idea in a passage