There is a participle phrase in this sentence. Participles and participle phrases act as adjectives, meaning they describe someone or something.
"Staring up at the gigantic water slide" is a participle phrase describing Max. The specific participle is "staring," and the entire phrase is "staring up at the gigantic water slide." (We know "staring" is a participle because it is a verb that ends in -ing and is being used to describe something.) The entire phrase is describing Max, who is the subject of the sentence.
There is also an infinitive in the sentence. The infinitive "to play" appears at the end.
I would say just ‘with friends’ since the word ‘with’ is a preposition.
Answer:
1. Athletes are motivated by results, and they embrace the fact that the more they put in and harder they work, the results will show. They have a genuine desire to get better and have the willingness to put in extra hours to do so
2. Gervaise dies in battle. Because of his bravery, Beauty is allowed to leave the war. He's shipped back to England and then sold to cruel owners. One day, a friendly old woman and her employee spot Beauty being mistreated.
