How is a participle formed?
-from a noun
-from a verd
-from a pronoun
-from an adverb
identify the participle phrase i the sentence below.
rising early, i saw the sun come up.
-rising early
-saw the sun
-i saw
-come up
identify the gerund phrase in the sentence below.
making coffee may not be as easy as you think.
-as easy as you think
-making coffee
-may not be
-as easy as
identify the underlined portion of the following sentence.
after getting a part-time job (< part is underlined), alyssa had little time for socializing.
-noun clause
-adjective clause
-subordinate clause
-independent clause

Returning from vietnam, we were indeed given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. what is one way the author's use of language contributes to the tone of this passage? a. the use of figurative language creates a feeling of resentment. b. the phrase "hot, angry tangle" is used sarcastically to create irony. c. the word "parade" is used sarcastically to create a lighthearted mood. d. the parallelism draws attention to the confusion of those returning.