Margaret begged her parents for a new computer. "Our computer is a dinosaur!"
The computer is old
After the basketball coach told the team that there was going to be a new player, he said "He's a giant. I'm hoping he can guard the basket."
The new player is tall
My dad said the garden is as arid as the desert, but it is supposed to rain tonight.
The garden is dry
The sound of the rain was like tiny pieces of gravel hitting the roof. Shawn tried to sleep, but the noise kept him awake.
The rain was loud
Jerry looked up at the night sky. The stars were diamonds against the blackness.
The stars were shiny and bright
As soon as Cory heard that a radio station was giving away concert tickets for his favorite band, he stopped what he was doing and ran like the wind to get there before they sold out of tickets
Cory went quickly
Holly's family got a new puppy. When the puppy nibbled on Holly's finger, Holly said "Ouch your teeth are daggers!"
The puppy's teeth are sharp
When Molly met her teacher on the first day of Kindergarten, she stepped behind her mother like a turtle going into its shell.
Molly hid from the teacher
Kelsey, my little sister, loves to dress herself. Every morning she is a rainbow as she walks down the stairs to come eat breakfast
Kelsey wears a lot of different colors together
Beth was sleeping soundly until her alarm clock went off like a firetruck. It startled her awake, and also woke up her sister down the hall.
The alarm clock was loud
My cousin has been a gymnast since she was 3 years old. Her body is a rubber band!
She is flexible
After he finished running the marathon, Kenny drank water like a camel. He knew that he needed to stay hydrated since he had sweat so much during the race.
He quickly drank a lot of water
My grandma's recipe book was a treasure chest of gold. When she died, everyone in the family wanted copies of her delicious recipes.
The recipe book had some great recipes and was important to the family
The snowflakes fell like tiny dancers across the yard. When the wind blew especially hard, some snow landed under our covered porch.
The snowflakes were twirling and spinning
When Joe got off the bus on the last day of school he turned to his friend and said "I'm free as a bird! No school for 3 months!"
Joe can do whatever he wants for the summer
Benjamin glanced over and immediately saw the bolt of lightning light up the sky like a laser beam. He knew that it would be storming soon.
The lightning was bright
The substitute teacher could not control the kids. The classroom was a zoo. No one was sitting at their desk and you could hear them yelling all the way down the hall.
The class was acting wild and not behaving
Eric forgot to eat breakfast this morning, so by 11:00 his stomach was a grizzly bear. When the bell rang, he raced to the cafeteria so that he could have lunch
His stomach was growling/rumbling
Jacob's dad was cutting some new fence posts in his workshop. He had a new say and said "Using this saw is like cutting butter"
The new saw easily cuts through wood
As I sat outside on the chilly evening, the heat from the campfire was a blanket on my whole body
The campfire kept me warm
I only slept for 4 hours at the hotel because my pillow was a rock. I'm used to the fluffy feather pillow I have at home, so I could not get comfortable
The pillow was hard
When mom came home from work, she changed into her shorts. "This house is an oven. Is the air conditioner broken?" she asked her son.
The house is hot
When mom opened the door to the laundry room, her eyes got big as she looked at the clothes on the floor and said, "This pile is a mountain!"
The pile is big
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