The first sentence:
The sentence includes a present participle. (this is true: this participle is "passing")
The participial phrase modifies the word commuters. (false! it modifies "cars")
The participial phrase is essential. No commas are needed. (correct!)
The participial phrase is passing by. (this is also correct!)
The second sentence:
The sentence includes a past participle.
(correct! it's "derived")
The participial phrase modifies the words Middle Ages. (false!!!! it modifies "Family names")
The participial phrase is essential. No commas are needed.
(correct!)
The participial phrase is derived from people's surroundings.(correct again! this is the whole participial phrase)
The pairs are the following:
Virgil wrote the Aenid
John Milton wrote Paradise Lost
Edmund Spencer wrote The Faerie Queene
They each represent epic poetry from different epochs, The Aenid, for instance, is from the times of the Roman Empire, while paradise lost was published in the XVII century.
The Answer: The best way to understand someone's true abilities is to listen to him or her use language
Answer:
The subordinate conjunction has two jobs. First, it provides a necessary transition between the two ideas in the sentence. This transition will indicate a time, place, or cause and effect relationship. Here are some examples:
Louisa will wash the sink full of her dirty dishes once her roommate Shane cleans his stubble and globs of shaving cream from the bathroom sink.
We looked on top of the refrigerator, where Jenny will often hide a bag of chocolate chip cookies.
Because her teeth were chattering in fear, Lynda clenched her jaw muscle while waiting for her turn to audition.
Explanation:
