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3. The word postpone in line 7 has similar meaning with
a. Put off

b. In advance
c. Earlier
d. Reject
4. Slowly but surely, we were drifting apart. The antonym of the underlined word is
a. Distant from each other
b. Cut off
c. Connect
d. Destruct
5. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the word inseparable in line 2?
a. Divided

b. Separated
c. Entangled
d. Singly

C. Grammar
After answering the questions, look at the grammatical features. The first feature is the use
of the Past Tense. Is the Past Tense used in the first paragraph?

It seemed as if Chrissy and I had been friends forever. Ever since we’d met on
the first day of fourth grade, we had been inseparable. We did almost everything
together. We were so close that when it came time to pick partners, it was just
assumed that we’d pick each other

The words highlighted in blue indicate the use of the past tense, those in yellow show the
use of adjectives. Now, find the use of the past tense in the other paragraphs.

Past Tense
1. _____________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________
8. _____________________________________________________

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