The language convention that the author used to separate the declarative sentence from the disruptive phrase in this excerpt are em dashes.
The disruptive phrase is everything separated from the rest of the sentence by these dashes - "so called because they used to, like, declare things to be true, okay, as opposed to other things are, like, totally, you know, not." This phrase disrupts the natural flow of the sentence by being randomly embedded in it.
Answer:
Strict.
Explanation:
Ruth explains to Mr. Thorpe that he is now in homesteading country and people in there take care of themselves, so they are not willing to accept his help or change their ways. She stays firm to her convictions and explains this to him in a respectful way.
The 5 for present participle:
<span>1. I have TALKED to my parents about my exam </span>
<span>2. She has KNELT in front of the cross every time she has entered the church </span>
<span>3. He has FELT love for her since he met her </span>
<span>4. We have PRAYED for him since he became ill </span>
<span>5. They have SMOKED cigarettes since they started college </span>
<span>The 5 for past participle: </span>
<span>1. The money was STOLEN because the vault was open </span>
<span>2. I was HIT by a car last night when I was crossing the street </span>
<span>3. They left the food in the freezer and they forgot to take it out so after a few hours the food was FROZEN </span>
<span>4. In ancient cultures people were SACRIFICED in order to make gods happy </span>
<span>5. In the past, horses were RIDDEN by men only. </span>
<span>As you can see, passive sentences are the ones in which past participle is normally used. In a passive sentence you will say "horses were RIDDEN by men" instead of "men RODE horses", so you have to use verbs that can be used that way. For example, in the case of the verb "kneel", it would be difficult to use in past participle because a sentence in the passive form would make little or no sense at all.
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I [stepped] from [plank] to [plank] so [slow] and [caut]ious[ly]; the [stars] a[bout] my [head] i [felt], a[bout] my [feet] the [sea].
the places with the things around them are the things that need to be highlight
