D. Given.
My father has given his time, effort, and money to the relief effort.
D. Brainstorming, drafting, revising, editing, publishing
Remember, a linking verb <span>is a </span>verb which<span> connects a subject to its predicate without expressing an action.
"Was" is the linking verb.
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An appositive phrase is a grouping of words that gives another name or renames the object or noun right next to it.
Ex: The insect, a cockroach, is moving along in the shadows, avoiding the light. <span />
The relative pronoun in the sentence, "The bird that have the strongest talons are birds of prey, such as falcons" is the word "the".
