98 (no fake answers .) underline the verbal phrases in the following sentences. identify the phrase as a participle, a gerund, or a verb.
- after arguing with the captain of his vessel, selkirk demanded to be left ashore on the isle of juan fernandez in the pacific ocean.
- selkirk had with him only his rifle, powder, ammunition, some tobacco, a knife, a bible. a few other books, some mathematical instruments. he was expecting a short stay.
- but no one came. living on the island was terrible at first. he was afraid to leave the beach in case an english ship would pass.
- leaving the beach, he built two huts and hunted the island goats.
- his diet of fresh vegetables, fruits. and goat meat was very healthy. eventually, he became so fleet he could catch a running goat without a rifle!

particpile verb gerund gerund participle

Explanation:

1) Participle  2) Verb  3) Gerund  4)Gerund  5) Participle  

Explanation:

Following are the underlined verbal phrases of the above mentioned sentences:

1) After arguing with

2) He was expecting a short

3) Living on the island

4) Leaving the beach

5) a running goat  without a rifle.

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explanation:

1.creeping like a snail is a simile used in this poem and it means the child is going to school unwillingly./a child is unwilling to go to school.

2. man becomes very frail and loses his physical strength when he becomes old, so much that his leggings that used to fit him snugly when he was in his youth are now too loose for him to wear, and that his shank has shrunk so much that this worldly stage is too big for a feeble actor like him. although, 'his youthful hose' just refers to his leggings/pants/ to shrink from danger; to shrink from contact.

3.the words "sans" means "without." it is a french word that is often used in english even today. so he is saying that in the last age of a man, the man is without eyes, taste, or anything else. he also says that this is the "last stage of all" and that it is the stage that ends a man's "history."

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