Ihave found my way in the united states after many transit stops. the unglimpsed phantom faridpur, and the all too real manhattan have merged as "desh." i am an american. i am an american writer, in the american mainstream, trying to extend it.

what is the meaning of the allusion transit stops ?

extended periods living in various countries

a long train rides to the united states

train stops to visit different countries

many vacations

a. Extended periods living in various countries

Explanation:

This is an excerpt from the essay A Four Hundred Year Old Woman by Bharti Mukherjee. Before finally settling in the United States, Mukherjee various places in India, the United States for PhD and then to Canada, and finally back to the US. The word 'desh' is used for her native place Calcutta.

sing because that is what they are doing in the sentence

explanation:

the simple predicate is the main verb in the predicate that tells what the subject does. example: my father fixed the dryer. read each sentence. draw a line under the complete predicate.