Told can indeed be a participle or a verb, depending on the context.
Here it's verb: it's a past tense of "tell".
It could be a participle if the sentence were as follows:
I puffed by cheeks to get rid of the hiccups, told by my cousin to do so. (it's a weird formulation but not incorrect I believe)
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“What nice weather we're having?" Just look it up!
Answer:
The reader hears the birds song disappeared
In the passage 2, the author’s purpose is to inform people that it is important to consider how a fine might affect businesses and the economy.
<h3>What is a fine?</h3>
Fine is the amount of money or a penalty that is taken or assigned, when someone gets punished for doing a crime or an offense.
The passage is about assigned a fine when there is wastage of water anywhere, because water is precious, and it shouldn't be wasted.
Thus, the correct option is A.
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