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Exercise 5-11 Making Comparisons



               Use your own comparisons to complete each sentence.




                    1.  The small, gray-haired grandmother marched into the mayor’s

                        office like      .
                    2.  The server placed my sandwich on the table in front of me with

                        great ceremony, as if she were presenting      .

                    3.  Emerging from the dark theater, Brian felt disoriented, like      .

                    4.  Just before final exams, students burst into a frenzy of activity,

                        like      .
                    5.  Looking at the test in front of him, the student sat like      .
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