Answer:
they had a duty to improve society.
Explanation:
The answer is intransitive I hope this helps
You know certain characteristics of a character by what they say and theyr actions. you have to infer what theyr actions say.
Basically what you have to do is sum
up everything that happened in that little passage but make it short and into your own words. Hope this helps
<span>1. The Puritans considered buttons a (sign) of vanity. - C. object complement (the object is buttons, and the word sign completes it)
2. </span><span> At first the old trunk in the basement appeared (empty). - E. predicate adjective (the first adjective after the linking verb appeared)
</span><span>3. Michelle showed (Mom) a copy of the yearbook. - B. indirect object (Mom is indirect, and a copy of the yearbook is direct)
</span><span>4. Kim named her (dog) Trixie. - A. direct object (named whom?)
5. </span><span>The performance was a huge (disappointment). - D. predicate nominative (the first noun after the linking verb was)</span>