Answer:
by explaining how a captive’s condition was assessed.
Explanation:
The author developed the central idea that transporting enslaved captives was a trade just like any other in "Captain Canot" or "Twenty Years of an African Slaver" by explaining how a captive’s condition was assessed.
Most trades or all trades have profit as its main driving force, and profit cannot be made if the goods you sell is not good enough, so slave masters had to assess a captive's condition to find out if he was good enough to make a profit or not just like any other trade.
The adjective clause is similar to the simple adjective in that that it describes, or refers to, or modifies the noun which precedes it. Having that in mind, the adjective clause in this sentence is 'you saw at the coffee shop', because it modifies the noun 'the man'.
Answer:
D. Verb
Explanation:
Gerunds are the same in form as participles except they take the form of nouns.
I think it’s either B or D I’m so sorry if it’s wrong