D. The first African American opera singer that permanently became a member of New York's Metropolitan Opera was Marian Anderson. She is a contralto who became one of the best singers during the 20th century. A lot of people say that she has a very rich voice indeed. She was also offered with various opportunities such as acting but declined the offer due to her lack of knowledge in the field of acting. She is also the inspiration of the many black artists that want to excel greatly despite if the racial discrimination that they experienced back then.
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“Now the thing to do,” he went on, “is to try to forget it and go on being a man.”
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The participle or participial phrase in each sentence is " Being a "and "tried out".
<h3>What is participial phrase?</h3>
Participle phrases are composed of a participle, a modifier, and a pronoun or a noun phrase. The Pronoun/Noun in the phrase will take on the role of the action's recipient. A comma is required after a participial phrase if it comes at the start of a sentence and the next phrase is a full sentence.
A phrase beginning with a participle will be a present or past participle. The sentence will invariably conclude in ing if the participle is present. Similar to how a regular past participle will end in a regular ed. Unfortunately, irregular past participles can end in a variety of different ways.
A present participle phrase is a sentence fragment that modifies a noun and starts with a present participle.
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