A strong gust of wind <u>could</u>(1) <u>topple</u>(2) our little tent.
The helping verb is could
The main verb is topple
You can identify helping verbs in a<em> </em><em>verb phrase</em>. Verb phrases consists of the main verb alone, or the main verb + helping verbs. The main verb always comes last in the verb phrase.
Other examples of verb phrases with helping verb (HV) and main verb (MV):
The prices of houses <u>could</u> (HV) <u>fall.</u> (MV)
They <u>should</u> (HV) <u>wait</u> (MV) before leaving.
The denotative meaning of fault lines in this excerpt?
<span>A quilt of a country
</span>
Alliteration is when you use the same letter or sound at the beginning of a word that are closely connected to each other. Basically a tongue-twister, as in:
"<span>Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers."</span>
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "It informs the reader because it describes the importance of the Bible in Momma’s life." The best analysis of this passage is that <span>It informs the reader because it describes the importance of the Bible in Momma’s life.</span>