<u>Answer:</u>
In the question, “Could the alarm have failed to ring?” the verb phrase is “failed to ring.”
<u>Explanation:</u>
A certain portion of a statement which consists of an object, direct or indirect and a verb. It bridges the subject of the verb with the information that the subject is offering, then it serves the purpose of a verb phrase. It can be the predicate of a sentence or a certain clause. It can also operate as an adverb or adjective, and at the same time comprise of a verb and its objects, modifiers and other segments.
I believe the answer is A. Hope I helped :)
The strange boy whistled and put his hand into his pocket, as far as the big coat sleeves would let them go.
Semicolon is not correct before the conjunction "and".
Explanation:
An American is relating to or characteristic of the United States or it's inhabitants.American literature and literature,in general,holds a close relationship with the reality it's been written in.It projects the writer's identify,desires and beliefs,this is not only reflected in the actions of the characters in some cases but also in the language they use,how they develop under certain situations,the direct beliefs started in the text in some cases.As the author is a part of a society that in a way or another influences the way he creates his identity,it's way to say his creation also projects the American Identity.
A repeated sequence of meter composed of two or more stressed and unstressed beat is called a poetic foot. if the beat is only an unstressed and stressed following each other in sequence, that is called an iambic foot.
