I believe the answer would be C because that is what there solution is to do.
<u>Answer:</u>
In the question, “Could the alarm have failed to ring?” the verb phrase is “failed to ring.”
<u>Explanation:</u>
A certain portion of a statement which consists of an object, direct or indirect and a verb. It bridges the subject of the verb with the information that the subject is offering, then it serves the purpose of a verb phrase. It can be the predicate of a sentence or a certain clause. It can also operate as an adverb or adjective, and at the same time comprise of a verb and its objects, modifiers and other segments.
Answer:
While I <u>was taking</u> a shower, my cell phone rang. I asked my sister to answer it, but she didn’t hear me because she <u>was cleaning</u> the backyard.
(it's the first option)
Nectar in a Sieve is a 1954 novel written by Indian writer Kamala Markandaya. It is a story between Rukmani, the lead character and her marriage to Nathan. The novel is narrated from the first-person point of view by the protagonist of the novel. The novel is a chronicle told by Rukmani. She is old now and recalls what kind of difficulties she and her children endured, how her husband lost his life amidst hunger and illness. Rukmani also knows how to read and write and she passed these traits to her children.
According to this summary, we cannot draw the first conclusion from the novel. The correct answer is the first option.
