Question

Mardi Gras, which means "Fat Tuesday" in French, was introduced to America by Frenchcolonists in the early eighteenth century. From that time it has grown in popularity, particularly in NewOrleans, and today it is actually a legal holiday in several southern states. The Mardi Gras celebration inNew Orleans begins well before the actual Mardi Gras Day. Parades, parties, balls, and numerousfestivities take place throughout the week before Mardi Gras Day; tourists from various countriesthroughout the world flock to New Orleans for the celebration, where they take part in a week ofnonstop activities before returning home for some much-needed rest.1. The pronoun "it" in line 2 refers to(A) Mardi Gras(B) French(C) that time(D) New Orleans2. The pronoun "they" in line 6 refers to(A) numerous festivities(B) tourists(C) various countries(D) nonstop activities

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Answer 1

Respuesta a las preguntas del Mardi Gras.

1. The pronouns "It" refers to: (Opción A) Mardi Gras.
2. The pronouns "They" refers to: (Opción B) Tourists.

Presente continuo.

Es un tiempo verbal en que se comunica la acción qué está haciendo el sujeto en el momento; este tiempo verbal responde a la pregunta: ¿qué estás haciendo? Las oraciones en presente continuo se construyen con la siguiente fórmula.

• Fórmula: Pronombre personal + verbo to be + verbo con -ing + complemento.