Answer:
A). Mr. Duarte <u>was packing</u> some boxes.
B). Mrs. Duarte <u>was locking</u> the car door.
C). Jeff <u>was holding</u> the armchair.
D). Speedy <u>was pushing</u> a ball in his mouth.
E). A box <u>was falling</u> to the floor.
Explanation:
Past Continuous tense is primarily employed to denote an 'on-going action of the past' that started in a time before now and continued for a while(in the past). It is formed by using the auxiliary verb 'was/were'(to denote past) followed by the progressive form of the main verb('verb + ing' to reflect the continuity). The given sentences could be filled by using this rule to signal to the progression of the action in the past.
D Decrease the population of Ireland. From A Modest Proposal "I can think of no one objection, that will possibly be raised against this proposal, unless it should be urged, that the number of people will be thereby much lessened in the kingdom."
Wanted. Imagery is wanted
The article basically talks about how for years it’s been a tradition at camp where the older kids or adults tell spooky/scary stories to entertain the children. But now they are banning the old tradition using the example of a 14 year old and 8 year old listening to the story. While a 14 year old might get some good sleep, an 8 year spending his first summer away might the frightened and might not enjoy his stay. They go on to say that this tradition brings joy to most once they mature and are able to tell reality from fiction.
Answer:
The answer is D. sentence 4
Explanation:
Although in informal conversations we can express ourselves in every possible way we want, sometimes it can come to being misunderstood. Or our thoughts said out loud can not make sense without context linked to it. In grammar such expression we call sentence fragment.
Sentence consists of three things: a subject, a verb and a complete thought.
When we lack some of these things, then we have not a regular sentence, but a sentence fragment.
For example: Because of you.
It seems like a regular sentence by its looks, but we miss the main components. What story stands behind <em>because of you</em>? We do not know.
Regarding all said above, sentence 4 lacks verb and complete thought, so it is a fragment.
