The new sentence, Lion cubs are born with spots, but they lose their spots by the third month, is an example of a COMPOUND VERB.
Compound verb are verbs used in a sentence by a single subject.
The subject in the sentence is LION CUBS.
The compound verbs in the sentence are ARE BORN and LOSE.
I think the most logical answer from my research is option c.
I'm not sure, but I tried.
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The options? I just learned about direct characterization so I'm able to help
