Is was a participle or a action verb

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Explanation:

Verbs either illustrate an action, such as "walk" or "sing," or a state of being, such as "am," "is," "are," "was" and "were." Present participles generally end in -ing, appear without a helping verb before them and modify nouns, such as, "The smiling clowns wave to the children.

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in the 1890s, southern states enacted a new form of black codes, called “jim crow” laws. these laws made it illegal for blacks and whites to share public facilities. this meant that blacks and whites had to use separate schools, hospitals, libraries, restaurants, hotels, bathrooms, and drinking fountains.

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