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"Hiking through these mountain ranges is very challenging." The active verb is "is". There is also a gerund, "hiking" which serves as the subject of the sentence. The subject clause is "Hiking through these mountain ranges", so even though "hiking" is a verb form, a gerund, it is not the verb in this sentence; it is part of the subject clause.
The rest of the passage contains other types of verb clauses, so you need to study those until you understand them! (:
Answer:
SS Californian was a British Leyland Line steamship that is best known for its inaction during the sinking of the RMS Titanic despite being the closest ship in the area. Judging by available evidence, the Californian was likely the only ship to see the Titanic, or at least its rockets, during the sinking.
Crew: 55 officers and crew
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I can easily convince people that I'm right.
I think about why I believe in things and use my beliefs to support my point.
I back up my opinions with facts.
I'm good at sounding like I know what I'm talking about, no matter what.
Explanation:
convincing people is what you want to do.
you need beliefs to support your point.
facts are great.
if you don't sound like you know then no one will pay attention
