Journalist: Hi, I’m a journalist from The New York Times, my name is Anthony. Before I start this interview, I would like you to know that if any questions make you uncomfortable you don’t have to answer them.
Student: okay.
Journalist: So, how did it all begin?
Student: It was Wednesday, and school started like any other day, until the last period during which I was in the library with a few other students. We heard a gunshot in the corridor. We panicked immediately until we regained our teacher and hid under the desk.
We waited for a long 30 minutes before we heard another gunshot, then another, that’s when we realized that the shooter was coming nearer to the library.
Journalist: My god! What next?
Student: We decided to run to the back of the library where it was very dark, we figured he wouldn’t find us there.
Journalist: Smart move! What happened after?
Student: We crawled to the back and felt relatively safe for a while. The window was open and the sun was setting! We had been in school for nearly four hours!
Journalist: Wow.
Student: Only after it got dark the police burst into the library and helped us all to safety.
Journalist: Hopefully there were no casualties, but a teacher was injured.
Student: Yes.
Journalist: Thank you very much.
Student: You’re welcome. Please make it a good article, it could’ve been worse; we need security in our schools.
This isn’t much but I hope it helps! <3 good luck on your assignment!!
The given statement is an example of a phrase, specifically, a participial phrase. The element that is necessary to complete the sentence is an independent clause. A participial phrase consists of words with the -ing or -en form plus its modifiers. This kind of phrase always functions as an adjective. The phrase "Beginning in the fall of 1957" is describing a certain noun, which is found in the independent clause.
Answer:
A or D.
Explanation:
“I thought back to the previous morning, remembering the crazy repacking of my sled with gear ending up in all the wrong places as I just stood there not wanting to offend anyone"
(A) or (D) are the most likely answers because there is no mention of blisters or hurt feet in the above sentence, and there is no mention of obstacles or challenges. Whereas, we know that the author did not want to offend anyone and that they were repacking the sled, so (B) is possible. Similarly, we know that the author is daydreaming about repacking the sled, so it is possible that the actions of the previous morning were causing issues in the current moment (C). Hope this helps!
