that older generation of people thought it was too loud or dissrespectful
Answer: A) gerund; B) infinitive; C) participle.
Explanation:
- <u>A gerund </u>is a verb form which acts as a noun in a sentence. An example is provided in option A), where "climbing" is used as a noun.
- <u>An infinitive</u> is a verb form which consists of the word "to" and the base verb form. For instance, "to complete" in option B) is an infinitive.
- Finally, <u>a participle</u> is a verb form used as an adjective or a verb. "Roasting" (option C) is a participle which is used as an adjective, since it describes the noun "garlic."
Answer:
Lincoln said:
"I am glad I made the late race. It gave me a hearing on the great and durable questions of the age, which I could have had in no other way; and though I now sink out of view, and shall be forgotten, I believe I have made some marks which will tell for the cause of civil liberty long after I am gone."
-Lincoln After Losing 1858 Senate Race
A. the tone shifts in the last two lines
