"focused on helping his neighbors" is a participle phrase
What is a participle phase ?
- A participle phrase will start with either the present or past participle.
- If the participle is present, the sentence will always end in "ing". Similarly, a regular past participle will always end in "ed".
- Because all <u>phrases require at least two words, </u>a participle phrase will frequently <u>include objects and/or modifiers</u> that complete the thought.
- Participle phrases are always used as <u>adjectives, adding detail to the sentence.</u>
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Indirect quotations allow a writer to do paraphrasing of the words written in a specific text body
Yes they are synonyms because they both mean almost the same thing
