Answer:
Explanation:
follow- to go or come after
carry on- to continue
policy- a plan or set of rules
focus on- to pay close attention to, concentrate
split- to divid
affluent- rich
ally- friend and supportive partner
distinguished- important, prominent
judicial- related to courts, the law, judges
Answer:
North Richmond Street, <u>being blind</u>, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free.
Explanation:
A participial phrase is a group of words that consists of a participle, its modifiers, and any objects that complete that thought.
Participles are words derived from verbs that can function as adjectives or parts of verb phrases. There are two types of participles:
- Past participles - they usually end in -ed (for regular verbs), and less often in -en, -t, -d, and -n (irregular verbs). Example:<em> bake - baked</em>.
- Present participles - they end in -ing. Example: bake - baking.
In the first sentence of the given excerpt, we have one participial phrase: <em>being blind</em>. It consists of the present participle <em>being</em> and a modifier <em>blind</em>.
Answer:
tend-or-befriend
Explanation:
they all came together as a community or in groups to give support to each other because of a threat that was the earthquake
