Analyze the sentence to complete each statement below.
alice, frightened by the siren, covered her ears.

the verbal phrase in this sentence is
a. frightened by the siren
b. covered her ears
c. covered
d. frightened

the verbal phrase is a(n):
a. gerund
b. participle
c. infinitive

the verbal phrase functions as a(n):
a. noun
b. adverb
c. adjective

because of all the immigration, america became one big melting pot. the diversity of cultures from all over the world made america somewhat divided as well. people that immigrated stayed with their kind, and their traditions, while native born americans stayed with their kind and their traditions. normally, people born in american scorned the immigrants as well. the new religions also divided america. in summary, it took away from the american culture and identified america as the "melting pot."