Question

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imagery is the use of words and descriptions that appeal to one or more of a readers senses. it can use both literal and figurative language.
the stage was drowned in shadow except for the bright spotlight on shivansh.
tap, tap, tap—his wand against the hat echoed throughout the silent auditorium.
i gripped the hard, wooden seat and held my breath. could he really pull a rabbit out?
circle the three senses addressed in the passage.
sight touch smell taste hearing
progressive tense verbs use the helping verb be and the present participle of the verb, which ends in -ing.
complete the sentences using the correct past, present, or future progressive tense of the verbs.
i study do - it - yourself magic books until it got too hard.
we host a magic show at school next week.
use the correct homophone to complete the sentence.
slight - small; slim; little in amount
sleight - craftiness, especially meant to trick
many magic tricks rely on redirecting attention and using of hand.
what consonant makes the /k/ sound in magic?
what sound does that consonant make in magician? /k/ /s/ /sh/
use the same pattern to spell a person with a job in the given field.
politics →
add punctuation to make the dialogue correct.
jiayu asked how did you do that
a magician never reveals her secrets arielle answered

Explanation:

• For the first part (senses):
• "The stage was drowned in shadow except for the bright spotlight on Shivansh" - sight (visual description of the stage and spotlight).
• "Tap, tap, tap—his wand against the hat echoed throughout the silent auditorium" - hearing (description of the sound).
• "I gripped the hard, wooden seat" - touch (description of the physical sensation of holding the seat).
• For the verb tense part (study):
• The action "study" happened in the past and was continuous until it got too hard. The past progressive tense is formed with "was/were + -ing". Since the subject is "I", we use "was studying".
• For the verb tense part (host):
• The action "host" will happen in the future. The future progressive tense is formed with "will be + -ing". So it's "will be hosting".
• For the homophone part:
• "Sleight of hand" is a common phrase meaning a skillful trick, which fits the context of magic tricks.
• For the consonant sound part (magic):
• In the word "magic", the letter "c" makes the /k/ sound.
• For the consonant sound part (magician):
• In the word "magician", the letter "c" makes the /ʃ/ sound.
• For the word - building part (politics):
• Following the pattern of adding "-cian" to denote a person with a job (like "magician" from "magic"), for "politics", it's "politician".
• For the punctuation part:
• When writing dialogue, we use quotation marks. So it should be "Jiayu asked, 'How did you do that?' 'A magician never reveals her secrets,' Arielle answered."

Answer:

• Senses: sight, hearing, touch
• Verb tense (study): was studying
• Verb tense (host): will be hosting
• Homophone: sleight
• Consonant (magic): c
• Consonant (magician): /ʃ/
• Word - building (politics): politician
• Punctuation: "Jiayu asked, 'How did you do that?' 'A magician never reveals her secrets,' Arielle answered."