Answer:
Odysseus maintains a distance from the men. He reassures them of his involvement to make them follow his instructions and not resent his authority
Explanation:
In book 12, as Odysseus and his crew were preparing to set sail from Aeaea, Circle warned him of the dangers regarding Sirens, who lure men to their death; Scylla and Charybdis. As a result, he maintains a distance from the men. He reassures them of his involvement to make them follow his instructions and not resent his authority.
The correct answer is A. use a singular verb.
If a noun is singular, but also collective, it means that it has the form of a singular noun, but refers to more than one entity. However, based on the context, it will either take a singular, or a plural verb.
For example: <em>The team is quite good</em> (where the team is a collective noun referring to all members together) VS. <em>The team are not behaving properly</em> (where this refers to all members individually).
Participle is a verbal form that is used as if it were an adjective or adverb.
So, if the verb is, for example, "to bark" the participle would be"barking" as in "this barking dog"
and the correct answer is b. barking!