Answer:
Here ya go. I hope this helps! Please spell check. Mine is being buggy today.
Explanation:
The summary of the text is how a young girl with the dreams of having a friend forever, faces the sad truth that it's just not possible. You see from her experices how she goes from a nobody, to popular, to a nobody again. While she was excited and ready for the change she believed would last forever, she imbraces the truth and even moves with it.
I the paragraph she states, " Knowing that no one’s guaranteed to stick around has probably made me a better friend." She has learned from her past sorrows and moved on to what she now thinks is a better friend. She watched as friends came and went. The passage is meant to be informative, showing us that in life there are no promises, and we truly should be grateful for any true friends we have.
The answer is C) Gerunds and Participles.
I believe it's unknown since the Mississippi is the predicate and unknown is a describing word, a.k.a. an adjective but I'm not sure
Good luck, hope I helped!