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1. Identify whether the capitalized word in the sentence below is used as a participle or verb.
I really need to get a WORKING charger for my phone.
2. What is the participle in the participial phrase capitalized in the sentence below?
REFUSING TO SETTLE FOR LESS, the girl kept searching for a better job.
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Read the following passage from “The Oxcart”:
The governor of Settsu had three outstanding samurai in his service. Their names were Taira no Hidemichi, Taira no Suetake, and Sakata no Kintoki. Once in late fall, when the time of the Kamo festival was approaching, the three samurai wanted to go to Muraskino to watch the procession.
What part of the plot is shown here?
The governor of Settsu had three outstanding samurai in his service. Their names were Taira no Hidemichi, Taira no Suetake, and Sakata no Kintoki. Once in late fall, when the time of the Kamo festival was approaching, the three samurai wanted to go to Muraskino to watch the procession.
What part of the plot is shown here?