Asap 1. artists love painting new mexico’s beautiful scenery. which form of the verb is painting new mexico’s beautiful scenery? a. gerund phrase b. infinitive phrase c. gerund d. infinitive 2. which contains an adjective clause that begins with a relative pronoun? a. são paulo is located on the southeastern coast of the country; furthermore, it is the largest city in brazil. b. being the largest city in brazil, são paulo is located on the southeastern coast of the country. c. são paulo is the largest city in brazil, and it is located on the southeastern coast of the country. d. são paulo, which is the largest city in brazil, is located on the southeastern coast of the country. 3. growing chili peppers is an important source of income in new mexico. which form of the verb is growing chili peppers? a. gerund phrase b. infinitive phrase c. infinitive d. gerund 4. contributing heavily to the state’s income, petroleum, natural gas, and copper are some of new mexico’s richest natural resources. which is the participial phrase in this sentence? a. contributing heavily to the state’s income b. petroleum, natural gas, and copper c. are some of d. new mexico’s richest natural resources 5. the conquered territory contained many native americans. which is the past participle in this sentence? a. many b. contained c. conquered d. territory

Number 1:  The correct option is the letter C. Gerund.

 Love is a stative verb, so the verb that follows it has to be used in the gerund.

 When you follow a stative verb with another action, the second verb must be in the gerund form.

Number 2- The correct option is the letter D. São Paulo, which is the largest city in Brazil, is located on the southeastern coast of the country.

The relative pronoun in this sentence is which, that relates to São Paulo. It is used to avoid the repetition of the noun in the sentence.

Number 3- The correct option is the letter A. Gerund phrase.

A gerund phrase function as nouns, so they can be the subject, subject complement or objects in the sentence.

The gerund phrase Growing chili peppers function as a noun. It is used in this sentence as the direct object of the verb is.

Number 4- The correct option is the letter A. Contributing heavily to the state's income.

A participial phrase is composed of a participle together with its modifiers and compliments.

Number 5 - The correct option is the letter C. Conquered.

The verb conquered is used in this sentence in the past participle, while the verb contained is used in the simple past.

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.

the answer is mary made mudpies on monday.

remember alliteration is the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.