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Which statement correctly describes the verb function in this sentence? the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “dancing” is a verb that functions as an adjective. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as a noun. the word “becoming” is a verb that functions as an adjective.

How does douglass contrast his childhood on colonel lloyd’s plantation with this arrival on baltimore at the auld’s?

1. the group spurned the newcomer and accepted him gladly.