Answer:
C. The paragraph uses present-tense verbs. No infinitives are used. Sentences 4 and 5 contain gerunds.
Explanation:
Present tenses are tenses we use to talk about events that are taking place at the present time. There are four types of the present tense: present simple, present continuous, present perfect, and present perfect continuous. Examples of verbs used in the present tense in the given passage are: <em>depends, help, go, </em>and <em>think.</em>
The infinitive is the base form of a verb. It is usually preceded by <em>to</em>. There are no infinitives in the given passage.
A gerund is a noun derived from a verb by adding -<em>ing </em>to it. Examples of gerunds can be found in sentences 4 and 5: <em>feeling </em>and<em> staying.</em>
A sentence taken word for word from a book is called a DIRECT quotation.
<span>Demodocus </span>is a poet who often visits the court of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians on the island of Scherie. During Odysseus' stay on Scherie, Demodocus performs three narrative songs.
Demodocus first appears at a feast in the hall of Alcinous, after he approved that Odysseus should be provided with a ship for a safe passage home. During the feast Demodocus sings about the disagreement between Odysseus and Achilles at Troy. Everyone enjoys the singing except for Odysseus who bursts into tears because of the pain and suffering of which the song reminds him.
Alessandro did not consider his conflicts when he made the lifestyle change of riding his bike everyday.
They are complete sentences. Both have an independent and dependent clause.
