Answer: i believe it is the 2
Explanation:
1. reading - present tense
2. paid - past tense
3. Laughing - present
4. growing - present
5. chosen - past
A participle is a verb that is used as an adjective or a noun. For example, in sentence 1, reading is describing the type of glasses, #2 paid is describing the type of volunteer, etc. Present tense participles usually end in -ing, past tense in -ed.
The correct option is: Elizabeth contracts scarlet fever and nearly dies.
Explanation:
When Frankenstein was 17 years old he had to face two difficult situations. On one hand his mother got extremely ill. She contracted scarlet fever and as a result she died. On the other hand, at the same time, he was sent away to a college in Germany.