Which sentence uses a present participle as part of a verb rather than as an adjective or noun)?
from our campsite, we could hear the sound of running water
leslie got into trouble for talking with sarah guring class.
maria is playing goalie for her soccer team every summer
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workers were trying to open the gate to the backyard
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Which would be the most credible source for researching the effects of smoking? letter from your grandfather web page about someone’s lung cancer report prepared by a tobacco company research article in a scientific journal

On one hand, i aspire to an ivy league vocation: 1 professor of the sciences in higher education. 2 but like noble amphibians that thrive on land and in the stream, 3 i've got another world of which i like to gladly dream. 4 some say that it's abnormal; my affections are exclusive. 5 in science, they say, emotions are something quite elusive. 6 line 3 exemplifies which kind of figurative language? a) hyperbole b) metaphor c) onomatopoeia d) simile

The consequence of jim smiley’s human foible adds to the story’s humor. what foible does smiley demonstrate?