Which sentence contains a participle
a. sailing upon the ocean can be a fun activity in the summer
b. rosa loved watching the waves, the boats, and the beach goers
c. each summer, the sail boats sailed along the eastern coast.
d. the receding waves left a dark mark upon the golden sand

Which passage is an example of inductive reasoning? o a. reina's fingers hurt when she plays the guitar for two hours a day. she tells her mother that all guitarists feel pain when they play for a long time. o b. erin thinks blue shirts are the latest fashion trend. she sees many girls at her school wearing blue shirts and decides to buy one for herself. c. daniela thinks that watching too much tv can ruin your eyesight she consults a research book on optometry to find data that support her theory. d. beth argues that eating sweets can rot your teeth. she gets information from her dentist about the number of cavities in patients who eat a lot of candy.

Why has machiavelli’s the prince evoked so much discussion and controversy? what do readers find enlightening, horrifying, or disturbing? your answer should be at least 250 words.

"though i had a million things to do, i stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, i eventually got up and did the immediate necessities, and then put everything that i possibly could on the back burner and sat down at the computer to write—something i hadn't done in so long that i wondered why i was bothering." which of the following most effectively condenses the underlined sentences by using deletion and substitution? a. she got out of bed reluctantly and did her immediate necessities. b. even though she had a million things to do, she finally got out of bed unwillingly and did her immediate necessities. c. though she had a million things to do, she stayed in bed, thinking about the dream. unwillingly, she eventually got up and did the immediate necessities. d. she got out of bed anyway.