Copy two sentences from "the slip-over sweater" in which grace is compared to something in nature.

"And I knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak."

"Grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in April, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy."

Explanation:

The short story "The Slip-over Sweater", by author Jesse Stuart, is narrated from a first-person perspective. The narrator, Shan, is a poor high-school boy who fancies himself in love with a beautiful and popular girl. Shan is quite a nature lover, knowing and feeling connected to the mountain that is close to the school. As the story unveils, Shan ends up falling back in love with his childhood friend Grace. When Shan thinks of Grace's qualities, he compares her to something in nature, usually related to the mountain that he loves so much. Two sentences in which he makes such comparisons are:

"And I knew she had the durability and the toughness of a storm-battered mountain oak."

"Grace was as beautiful as our mountain was in April, prettier than a blossom of wild phlox or a mountain daisy."

to and without are prepositions, so a, b, and d are prepositional phrases. the adverb phrase is c, about the surprise.

explanation:

at nineteen years old, nicole c. kear's biggest concern is choosing a major--until she walks into a doctor's office in midtown manhattan and gets a life-changing diagnosis. she is going blind, courtesy of an eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa, and has only a decade or so before lights out. instead of making preparations as the doctor suggests, kear decides to carpe diem and make the most of the vision she has left. she joins circus school, tears through boyfriends, travels the world, and through all these hi-jinks, she keeps her vision loss a secret.

when kear becomes a mother, just a few years shy of her vision's expiration date, she amends her carpe diem strategy, giving up recklessness in order to relish every moment with her kids. her secret, though, is harder to surrender - and as her vision deteriorates, harder to keep hidden. as her world grows blurred, one thing becomes clear: no matter how hard she fights, she won't win the battle against blindness. but if she comes clean with her secret, and comes to terms with the loss, she can still win her happy ending

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