Answer:
Peak Im not sure if its correct though
Explanation:
what is the topic of essay? you have not mentioned the topic , then what is the purpose of giving all the other information.
This one.
"No change came over the old face. As though vast calculations were going through her head, she watched all the pattern shifts."
The status of the scientist is that she watches the patterns shift.
A phrase that looks like a verb, but can actually function as if it were an adjective. It can modify a noun in the same sentance.