Please help?

Select the letter of the ter that best identifies the figurative language in the sentence.



11. The swirling winds played tag with the autumn leaves that were resting in my backyard.



A. Ssmile

B. metaphor

C. point of view

D. personification



12. An umbrella of people shielded the defendant from the hail of media questions.



A. Ssmile

B. metaphor

C. point of view

D. personification





13. He’s as clumsy as a bull in a china shop.



A. simile

B. metaphor

C. point of view

D. personification



Select the letter of the choice that correctly identifies the underlined phrase in the sentence.



14. Cape Cod, a heavily settled peninsula southeast of Boston, has an interesting history.



A. prepositional phrase

B. appositive phrase

C. participial phrase

D. gerund phrase



15. The seventh-century Pilgrims were the first Europeans to arrive on Cape Cod.



A. infinitive phrase

B. absolute phrase

C. prepositional phrase

D. appositive phrase



16. Leaving their native land to colonize America , they expected to land in the colony of Virginia.



A. participial phrase

B. gerund phrase

C. infinitive phrase

D. prepositional phrase



17. Steering a northerly course, the captain sailed the ship to the rock coast of New England instead.



A. appositive phrase

B. participal phrase

C. gerund phrase

D. infinitive phrase



18. Landing in New England caused much disappointment among the Pilgrims.



A. infinitive phrase

B. gerund phrase

C. prepositional phrase

D. appositional phrase



19. Today, homes on Cape Cod still display this famous “weathered” look.



A. prepositional phrase

B. appositive phrase

C. participial phrase

D. gerund phrase



Select the answer that correctly identifies how the underlined words are used in the sentence.



20. My hobby is collecting stamps.



A. predicate nominative

B. adjective

C. adverb

D. direct object



21.Stamp collecting is fun for children and adults alike.



A. subject

B. predicate nominative

C. adverb

D. direct object



22. Many collectors try to acquire stamps in special areas.



A. subject

B. adjective

C. adverb

D. direct object



22. For example, I keep sport stamps in my collection.



A. subject

B. adjective

C. adverb

D. direct object



24. Many residents of Hawaii wor in fishing and weaving.



A subject

B. direct object

C. predicate nominative

E. object of preposition



25. One of the many recreational activities in Hawaii is swimming in the clear blue sea.



A. subject

B. direct object

C. predicate nominative

D. object of prepositionPlease help?
A simile uses "like" or "as" to compare two things and a metaphor compares things figuratively without using "like" or "as." An absolute statement is something that is not meant to be figurative.



As for the last part, you did not underline the words in the questions so I can't help you there!Please help?
11. D

12. B

13. A



i dont know the rest :) sorry