The verb in the sentence is, to follow (his father's footsteps). This verb is used as an infinitive. An infinitive is a word in the verb form that functions as a noun, adjective or adverb. Infinitives are generally introduced by the word "to".
Answer:
ohm.....i think it's she hasn't been teaching english now!
Explanation:
because the apostrophe makes has not into hasn't,,,which makes sense!! ^^
"A good man's prayers are golden recompense!" would be a metaphor.