C. the word Have shows you it is past tense but it does not end in ed so it is no a past participle.
…that the sites’ creator, Jeremy Irish, tried to trademark the word “geocaching”? He did so when the word had already been used for months as the common term for the hobby, and failed.
…that Groundspeak Inc, then Grounded Inc, wanted to file a lawsuit against Navicache.com for the use of the word “geocaching”? This too failed, and Navicache responded by increasing their site activities and making it a full-fledges site for geocache listings.
…that banner ads, merchandise sales and paid memberships were used to fund geocaching.com? This despite many attempts to keep geocaching non-commercial.
…that geocaching.com used to censor the names of other geocaching websites? People were not allowed to utter them or link to them on geocaching.com.
…that the site tried to merge the much older hobby of letterboxing with geocaching, which was resisted by many members.
Answer:
"It had been almost four weeks since she’d ridden Dark Star, and Giselle was adamant that her broken arm would not inhibit her riding."
Explanation:
This is the line from the text that shows that Giselle is so passionate about horses and riding that she sometimes is careless about her safety. In this line, we learn that Giselle really misses riding and cannot wait to ride Dark Star again. Therefore, she decides to go riding even though she has a broken arm. This can be very dangerous, and serves as evidence of how careless Giselle can be when it comes to her personal safety.
