Is suggests they were just trying to survive on the bare minimum of nature
Answer:
A
Explanation:
Once a storm is over, water returns to its stand still state. Occurance of a storm doesn't do any damage to the surface of Walden pond. The freshness remains as it is.
Answer: present participle phrase
Explanation: <em>Jumping across the ditch</em>, the fire threatened our house.
<u>Jumping</u> is the present participle. It describes the action of the fire, it ends in "ing" but it is not the main verb in the sentence.
