Answer:
Started
Explanation:
The boys were playing games when it started raining (start)
<span>It is in general true that a character can be portrayed by direct exposition, but it should be noted that a character can be portrayed in any way that the author wishes.
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In school or work most definetely
This is a participle. It cannot be a gerund, because gerunds have a nominal or adjectival meaning (for example, Swimming is fun - swimming would be a gerund). The -ing form itself is not a 'verb phrase', but 'sneezing uncontrollably' is. So if we are looking only at 'sneezing', the answer is 'participle'.
