Use tragic events that have happened recently, eg. shootings, riots.
Answer:
Verbs that would be appropriate to use in an essay that is written in past tense are: Was, saw, wrote, read, danced, etc.
Homophones are words that sound the same but are different words.
Examples:
flour and flower
ate and eight
bare and beer
Pride is a powerful factor in an individual's behavior; it can also be the downfall of that individual.
This sentence is a complex sentence. It is composed of one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it.
Pride is a powerful factor in an individual's behavior - independent clause
it can also be the downfall of that individual - dependent clause