Asap! 20pts (the bolded participle is in parentheses)

which answer choice best explains how the bolded participle is used in this sentence?

(lying) to the best of his ability, roger hoped his mother wouldn't guess at the deception.

it is used as an adverb to describe the verb hoped.

it is used as an adjective to describe the noun roger.

it is used as a noun and serves as the subject of the sentence.

it is used as a verb to describe the main action of the sentence.

Which of the following characters from a midsummer night's dream is used as an allusion to earlier english poetry

She has combed and brushed her night-dark hair, and bathed rose petal sweet, and drawn white gloves on her small brown hands, and white shoes on her feet. which literary technique does the stanza demonstrat

Which is the best paraphrase of the text? the capability of a bicycle makes some people want to go very fast and others to go very slow. as long as you are careful, feel free to ride like the wind. when feeling brave on a bicycle you should ride fast, but when feeling afraid riding slow is wise. if you are unable to coast, it is pointless to even ride. if you’re going to ride a bicycle, you should throw caution to the wind and take over the road, swerving where you like and taking full advantage of your ride. it’s a real joy to be able to ride a bicycle, where you have the choice of going as fast or as slow as you like, using as much courage as you feel like using.