Do as directed pick out the present participle from the sentence I don't like frightening stories

And argument does not always have to be made in words. which of the following best describes the type of argument a piece of music makes

Choose the best paraphrase of bashes haiku an old silent pond a frog jumps into the pond splash silence again a.the pond was silent until the frog jumped in splashing now alternates with quiet b.a pond will never be silent after one frog jumps into it and starts splashing around c. a frog jumps into a quiet pond there is a splash then all is quiet once more d. there was once an accident body of water that a frog splashed into and died

How does the author of finding flight incorporate ideas from the poem hope is the only thing with feathers into her work