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Because it had not rained for several months, there was a ...shortage................... of water.
A foot is an iamb if it consists of one unstressed syllable followed by astressed<span> syllable, so the word remark is an iamb. Pent means five, so a line of </span>iambic pentameter<span> consists of five iambs – five sets of unstressed syllables followed by </span>stressed<span> syllables.</span>
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In the first sentence “Filling “is a GERUND. The gerund has the function of a noun and in this particular example it is part of the subject of the sentence. In the last sentence “to run” and “to walk” is an INFINITIVE. Finally, in the third one, “riding” is a PARTICIPLE. A participle has the function of an adjective and in this particular example it is part of a participle clause.
Probably to fight? didn't give much other info here...
