Which two sentences in this excerpt contain participles?
Haley was inconsolable when she learned that she couldn’t run the marathon. She had put all her time and energy into training for it. However, just a week before the marathon, tragedy struck. Haley’s car was hit by a speeding truck. Haley got away with a few minor injuries and a fractured foot. Her friends tried to cheer her up, but their attempts were fruitless.

Hich statement offers the best comparison of the two poems? where have you gone." i am a black woman.

Which best compares the authors’ purposes in silent spring and “save the redwoods”? both authors want readers to protect human rights. both authors want readers to focus on saving trees. both authors intend to entertain readers with their essays. both authors intend to convince readers of their viewpoint.

Read the following excerpt from "harrison bergeron" by kurt vonnegut: he tried to think a little about the ballerinas. they weren't really very good-no better than anybody else would have been, anyway. they were burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot, and their faces were masked, so that no one, seeing a free and graceful gesture or a pretty face, would feel like something the cat drug in. george was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped. but he didn't get very far with it before another noise in his ear radio scattered his thoughts. what message about the role of media is best supported in this excerpt? a. media are the reason george is able to watch ballet. b. media change people's values, making them more selfish. c. media tend to make audiences' worldviews the same. d. media can be used to distract audiences from the truth.