What form is the underlined verb in the sentence?

the leaves are falling off the trees earlier this year.

a.
present participle

b.
past participle

c.
present

d.
past

Hyperbole in the book messenger by lois lowry

“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.

Sometimes the animals arrive at the shelter very sick. however, the shelter workers will not allow anyone to adopt a seriously ill animal. which is the conjunctive adverb? sometimes however anyone at