"Lyric poetry was first composed in ancient Greece using the lyre" and "Lyric poetry can be traced to Shakespeare’s and Spenser’s sonnets" are the two statements that <span>accurately describe the early history of lyric poetry. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is option "A" and option "D".</span>
The answer to your question would be that the definition that best identifies and explains the function of the word "tying" as it is used in this sentence is the following one: In the selected sentence, the word "tying" is a verbal that functions as an adverb.
A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech. "Tying his shoe" is a participle phrase. In fact, it is present participle phrase, as it is created from the form of a verb used with the verb to be as an auxiliary verb (progressive tense). Removing the auxiliary verb and using the -ing form of the main verb produces a present participle. In this case the participle is functioning as an adverb because it is telling something about the manner in which Garrett prevented an embarrassing fall. He did this tying his shoe. You can tell this by asking the following question: How did Garrett prevent the embarrassing fall? Tying his shoe.
Its the middle choice
Because there are so many unexploded bombs in Germany, the country has a special force trained to defuse them.
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