What is the action verb and linking verb in the sentence propaganda is a way of influencing people

What is the message? how does langston hughes convey the message in this poem?

The question below refers to the selection “ozymandias” by percy bysshe shelley. the traveler seems to believe that — a. monuments are eternal b. the passage of time is necessary and inevitable c. we must preserve relics of past civilizations d. even the greatest works are destroyed by time

Which group of words is an independant clause a. she came late b.so how was the c. there was an old d. nearly running down