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.
Answer:
a. They think they'll come marching back, somehow, just as gay as they went
c. some of those foreigners, that weren't there because they had any say about it, but because they had to be there, poor wretches
d. You thought it would be all right for my George, your George, to kill the sons of those miserable mothers and the husbands of those girls that you would never see the faces of."
Explanation:
The short story "Editha" by William Dean Howell revolves around the character Editha who thinks that war is glorious and 'forces' her fiancé to enlist. But in the end, the man died, thus showing how useless war is.
After Editha persuades George to enlist for the war, he did not return alive, which led to the outburst of George's mother. She lamented that just because she (Editha) <em>"thought it would be all right for my George, your George, to kill the sons of those miserable mothers and the husbands of those girls that you would never see the faces of"</em> doesn't justify the war. She also commented on how people <em>"think they'll come marching back, somehow, just as gay as they went"</em>. She also referred to the foreigners who weren't there as <em>"poor wretches".</em>
Thus, <u>options a, c, and d shows the meaninglessness of war</u>.
This would be Professional. This person does not show any sign of aggression or anger in this passage. This person isn't using the passage in a funny or sarcastic way and brought up the fact that they would like to work with the company in the future. He told the company he appreciated the time they gave him making this very professional.
Answer:
Progressive implies something that is happening in stages, while Advanced implies that the stage has moved forward to a large extent.
Explanation:
Progressive and advanced are both adjectives used to describe the stages of an event or activity. Progressive implies continuity or the ongoing state of the activity. It also connotes the idea of something that is meeting up to current trends. For example, the old Professor has progressive knowledge of Information Technology. Advanced refers to the fact that the activity has progressed to a far stage.
Progressive: The ailment is progressive.
Advanced: The ailment is advanced.
