This is a participle. It cannot be a gerund, because gerunds have a nominal or adjectival meaning (for example, Swimming is fun - swimming would be a gerund). The -ing form itself is not a 'verb phrase', but 'sneezing uncontrollably' is. So if we are looking only at 'sneezing', the answer is 'participle'.
Answer:
unable to be held back , or unable to be controlled or restrained
Answer:
'They are reduced to this diet because in all this country and in all the surrounding regions there is no grass but it is the driest place in the world.'
Explanation:
The author includes this information because it gives an explanation on why the animals eat fish and not grass. They eat fish because the land is too dry to grow grass, therefore they eat the fish from the water.
<em>Original Question: Why does the author include information about the dry climate?</em>
Answer: no but dat sounds really interesting
Explanation:
B. Clerc and bell answer correct.
