Find the central idea by either the title or in the main paragraphs of the story which are paragraphs two and three maybe even four
A) The window was shivering with frost.
b)The aggressive exam challenged the intellect of the student.
c) The trail beckoned the running dog forward.
d) The jelly beans looked like they spontaneously scampered around the table.
A strong gust of wind <u>could</u>(1) <u>topple</u>(2) our little tent.
The helping verb is could
The main verb is topple
You can identify helping verbs in a<em> </em><em>verb phrase</em>. Verb phrases consists of the main verb alone, or the main verb + helping verbs. The main verb always comes last in the verb phrase.
Other examples of verb phrases with helping verb (HV) and main verb (MV):
The prices of houses <u>could</u> (HV) <u>fall.</u> (MV)
They <u>should</u> (HV) <u>wait</u> (MV) before leaving.
The answer is D just so you know the War of the worlds thing where he cause all thing drama and stuff like that isn't real. As I learn from Adam Ruins Everything. #notsponsored