Answer:
The phone rang once Detective Banks <u>was writing</u> a report at the time and he was not happy about the interruption.
Banks <u>was driving</u> his car through the rainy streets of the city.
It <u>was getting</u> dark and the streets were busy.
People <u>were doing</u> Christmas shopping.
The pathologist <u>was waiting</u> for him.
Two police officers <u>were inspecting</u> the scene and others <u>were taking</u> pictures.
Sergeant Mullins <u>was sitting</u> in the patrol car.
He <u>was drinking</u> a cup of coffee.
When he saw Banks, he <u>was lying</u> on the ground got out and followed him down the alley.
Explanation:
The past progressive tense (also called the past continuous tense) is one of the tenses used to talk about events that took place in the past. Unlike the past simple tense, it refers to a continuing action or state.
It's formed with the past form of the verb <em>to be</em> (<em>was/were</em>) and the present participle (root + -ing) form of the verb (e.g. <em>Banks </em><u><em>was driving</em></u>...)
I would say D-the need for everything to be fair.
Ballerinas are typically lean and often very beautiful and graceful. In this part of the story, it wouldn’t be “fair” for the viewer to watch these beautiful dancers on stage, as it would make them feel ugly and worthless. So, to fix this, the ballerinas faces were covered by masks and the were forced to carry weight that would make their dance less graceful and more burdensome.
The sentence that contains an infinitive phrase is A) He visited Congress to gather support for his proposal.
The infinitive phrase is <em>to gather.</em>
I believe it's (2), as high school bake sale already states that there will be sweet treats sold :)