The Puritans who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony intended to set up a society that would accord with what they believed to be God's wishes. Those whose religious beliefs did not conform to the Puritans' teachings were expelled.
The first sentence, ‘My cat’s favorite pastime seems to be sleeping’. A gerund is when a vets is used as a noun. Future tip: gerunds most always end in ‘ing’. Hope this helps.
Ok so stressed can mean a lot of things like stress to explain ones feeling of love or lovers, stress also could mean enemies so I would try one of those two
