39. A (you just need to use context clues)
40. D
41. B
42. C
You seem to have every kind of verb form present in this selection. I'm going to list them all and what they do.
being blind: It is a participle and it is a participle phrase. But is it an adjective?
was is a linking verb for the main clause. It is not a candidate at all.
set is the predicate of the subordinate clause beginning with except not a candidate.
stood second main clause predicate verb.
gazed a verb form for the main clause.
had died. Main clause verb. Not the answer.
having been long enclosed is close. Unfortunately it is a gerund phrase which is an object of a preposition (from). It likely is the second best answer.
hung main clause verb.
found main clause verb
The rest don't matter they are linking verbs or main clause verbs or subordinate clause verbs.
The only one you really could choose is being blind. It describes street.
Answer: politics
Explanation:
The underlined key words aren't shown in this situation. Despite some further searches made online regarding the question, I couldn't get the underlined words as well even though I got the excerpt.
Through the online searches, the underlined key terms mostly relates to politics. Therefore, the correct option is A.
Explanation:
Its pretty much like a main idea so the main thing in a passage. Example:
Dogs are mainly like humans. They like to eat, sleep, and drink. I think that dogs could pretty much be humans if you got passed there fur and form.
The main idea of that passage would be that dogs are like humans.
Hope it makes since. From, brainly person.