Choose the answer that identifies the principal part of the verb used in the sentence.
the puppies are always [following] eric around the house.
a. base form
b. present participle
c. past
d. past participle
whoever answers this, can you explain why? i have a few questions like this, and i don't understand any of them.

What sound device is used in the following excerpt from how the animals lost their tails and got them back traveling from philadelphia to medicine hat by carl sandburg

Roger is really good at baseball. he would make a great class president. which type of logical fallacy is this an example of? a. bandwagon b. non sequitur c. ad hominem d. slippery slope

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.