Yes it does, it means not true.
The creator of this concept was a famous linguist that goes by the name of Noam Chomsky. Much of transformational grammar comes from the minimalist program, also created by Chomsky. <span />
The underlined verb in the sentence is a being verb.
I don't know the exact answer because I am guessing this is for your exact teacher.
If I was to take a guess I would probably say a. contribute to the conversation. That makes the most since to me.
<u>Hope this helps!</u>
They are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.