1 Freshwater makes up less than 3% of water on earth, and over two-thirds of this is tied up in polar ice caps and glaciers. Freshwater lakes and rivers make up only 0.009% of water on Earth and groundwater makes up 0.28%.  Water is essential for all life forms.
User: Select the verbal; indicate whether it is a participle, gerund, or infinitive; and indicate how it functions in the sentence. Sprinting, the gazelle outran the three lionesses. Weegy: Sprinting, the gazelle outran the three lionesses. Verbal: sprinting.
Dodgy: This is an essential word. There is no equivalent in American English. The closest translation would be âsketchy,â but âdodgyâ does not have the same lascivious undertones. Can be used to describe anything which is seedy/of poor quality/ambiguous in some way.