The past participle is a form of a verb that usually ends in "-ed" (when they're regulars) and that can be used as adjectives, to form the passive voice (For example, she was carried by her father) or to form perfect verb tenses such as the future perfect, the present perfect and the past perfect, the latter being formed with the auxiliary verb <em>have</em> in past: <em>had</em> + the past participle of the main verb.
So, since the sentence provided is not in passive voice (It is not focusing on the recipient of the main action), and the blank is not missing an adjective but a verb, the blank should contain the past participle of "argue" that forms a perfect verb tense, more specifically, the past perfect: "had argued."
The Cotton States and International Exposition Speech addressed a topic of race relations. This speech laid a foundation and began the Atlanta Compromise. This is a compromise between the Southern whites and the African Americans. This is where the whites agreed to meet the African Americans' needs.
Answer:A major theme in The Namesake is the theme of family. The theme of family is shown throughout the novel by showing the different relationships that Ashima and Ashoke have with their family compared to the relationship that Gogol and Sonali have with their family.
