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North Richmond Street, <u>being blind</u>, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free.
Explanation:
A participial phrase is a group of words that consists of a participle, its modifiers, and any objects that complete that thought.
Participles are words derived from verbs that can function as adjectives or parts of verb phrases. There are two types of participles:
- Past participles - they usually end in -ed (for regular verbs), and less often in -en, -t, -d, and -n (irregular verbs). Example:<em> bake - baked</em>.
- Present participles - they end in -ing. Example: bake - baking.
In the first sentence of the given excerpt, we have one participial phrase: <em>being blind</em>. It consists of the present participle <em>being</em> and a modifier <em>blind</em>.
Reliable is something you could rely on like depend on
The correct answer is a person who can be depended on
The theme is to not underestimate the abilities of something or someone based on its size. This is because the lion thought he was superior to the mouse, until one day the mouse was able to rescue him.
Atticus has tried to be patient and understanding with his sister, but in this chapter he almost gives in to anger. He restrains himself, however, and Scout notices his feelings only as a subtle change in his behavior towards Alexandra, a “digging in.” In these ways, Atticus Finch is developed as a character.
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Suddenly it dawns on me: <u>the </u>scope of the impending conflict is truly monumental. I had known back in <u>october</u> that political disagreement had reached an all-time high, but I couldn’t have imagined the magnitude of change that was coming down the line.
The canadians tried desperately to have world leaders unite one more time, as seen in a quotation by their prime minister, “knowing the potential and significant impact of countries refusing to negotiate at this point, I would plead with world leaders to make concessions and seek peaceful resolution.” The President <u>hamer</u>, while ostensibly in agreement, made only superficial efforts to realize this eleventh hour maneuver. <u>otherwise</u>, there was little interest, as explained by the lieutenant Governor Steeves of Australia, “<u>many</u> have tried to initiate productive conversations between the competing global forces, without success. Unfortunately, the time for such talks is past.”
Thus is a summary of <u>world</u> <u>affairs</u> leading to our confinement four levels deep underground.
Explanation:
All underlines are suppose to be capitalized
