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:
“Lady Lazarus” As a Representative of Death: The poem details the tragic life of a lady and she was trying to end herself. She says that she has tried to end herself many time, but surprisingly survived every time. She asks those who saved her from peeling off the napkin from her face and see her wounded soul.
Time heals all wounds. Possible kindness is rewarded but the former makes more sense to me :)
