Answer:
hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
Example:
her family fled religious persecution"
The phrases in the passage which are verb phrases are:
- offers prescription drug coverage
-to help senior citizens
-get the prescription drugs
-are enrolled in the Medicare Advantage Plan
-can join a drug plan
-to get this coverage
-look for the Medicare Approved seal
-to make sure
-are getting the best deal
Verb phrases comprise one verb and its dependants but not the subject. It consists of a combination of main verb and an axillary verb. There are two types of verb phrase, finite and infinite verb phrase. Finite verb phrase begins with a finite verb and an infinite verb phrase begins with an infinite verb.
"There's a fascinating psychological reason behind your belief in ghosts<span>. Halloween is a time to celebrate </span>ghosts<span>, vampires, and everything supernatural. ... More than a third of </span>people<span> surveyed also said they </span>believed in ghosts<span> or spirits returning from the dead."</span>
