The author most likely includes this information to help the reader infer that Esperanza’s mother is not able to travel much.
The Trojan War was won by the Greeks after a 10-year long battle. The decisive turn in the war was the charge led by Odysseus from the Trojan Horse.
Answer: A
The past perfect progressive emphasizes the duration of a past action before another action happened. For example, “I had been smoking for 10 years before I quit.” You form the past perfect progressive by using had been followed by an –ing verb.
I'm pretty sure its B. I am not 100% positive, but it sounds correct to me. Please let me know if I am correct or not and I really hope this helps.
The answer is A, to contrast elements within the text.
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