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Indicate what type of phrase of the underlined phrases is.

Centuries ago, Alaska's Eskimo peoples began using dogsleds to travel $\underline{\text{{across the snow}}}$ . The dogsled, $\underline{\text{{a reliable means of transportation}}}$ , later carried gold miners and others along Alaska's trails. The invention $\underline{\text{{of the snowmobile}}}$ changed all that.

Joe Redington, $\underline{\text{{a dedicated dogsledder}}}$ , wanted to keep dogsledding alive. $\underline{\text{{To spark enthusiasm}}}$ , he organized the first Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in $1973$ . $\underline{\text{{Competing for \$51.000}}}$ , $34$ mushers (sled drivers) and dog teams raced more than $1,100$ miles ( $1,770$ kilometers).

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vocabulary

Complete the sentence by choosing the word that best fits the context, based on information you infer from the use of the italicized word. Some word pairs will be antonyms, some will be synonyms, and some will simply be words often used in the same context.

After Bill's life of ______ left him broke, overweight, and emotionally bankrupt, he eschewed his former luxuries and lived a modest, quiet life.

A. debacle B. fop C. antipathy D. hedonism E. parody

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vocabulary

Add commas as needed in the following sentences.

Dark blue my favorite color is always my first choice.

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Under our Constitution, some powers belong to the federal government. What is one power of the federal government ?

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