In the following sentence, identify the italicized words as a prepositional, appositive, participial, gerund, or infinitive phrase.
Having sold more than 500 million records, Elvis Presley was the most successful solo recording artist
during his lifetime.

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.