Which sentence uses a present participle as part of a verb (rather than as an adjective or noun)? A) Marjorie always enjoys cook
ing with her mother. B) Watching television is often a colossal waste of time. C) All existing theories are currently wrong, in my opinion. D) The children were roaming through the field without a care in the world. Which of these is written correctly? A) Searching for water, the tired old dog. B) The tired old dog was searching for water. C) Searching for water, then the tired old dog. D) The tired old dog, searching for water.
D) The children were roaming through the field without a care in the world.
B) The tired old dog was searching for water.
Explanation:
A present participle is a word that ends with the suffix "-ing" and a verb is usually used to show the action done in a sentence.
Therefore, from the above sentence, the sentence that uses a present participle as part of a verb is option D because the word "roaming" as used in the sentence shows that an action was taking place.
The speaker opens the poem with the declaration that we wear masks that hide our true feelings. He goes on to emphasize the severity of the pain and suffering that these masks try to cover up ;by the end we understand that all of the politeness and subdued emotions are just phony disguises of the painful truths that hide behind them. And those masks certainly anyt doing anyone any favors.
