The answer to your question would be that the definition that best identifies and explains the function of the word "tying" as it is used in this sentence is the following one: In the selected sentence, the word "tying" is a verbal that functions as an adverb.
A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech. "Tying his shoe" is a participle phrase. In fact, it is present participle phrase, as it is created from the form of a verb used with the verb to be as an auxiliary verb (progressive tense). Removing the auxiliary verb and using the -ing form of the main verb produces a present participle. In this case the participle is functioning as an adverb because it is telling something about the manner in which Garrett prevented an embarrassing fall. He did this tying his shoe. You can tell this by asking the following question: How did Garrett prevent the embarrassing fall? Tying his shoe.
Answer: "im on my way toward making a better life for myself"
Explanation:
The folly of men has enhanced the value of gold and silver because of their scarcity
Answer:
The central idea is developed through the relationship that the author makes between the construction of buildings and human construction.
Explanation:
In "Don't Hate on the Trait", the author tries to explain how a human being is built physically and intimately. For that he makes a simple and very intelligent relationship about how a building is built. The author shows that several details and factors are necessary to build a building that works perfectly, in the same way the human being is built through the genes donated by his mother and father, who provide all the physical details of this construction, and, through environment that provides all the details that build the individual's personality and behavior.
