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Explanation:
Present participle phrases and gerund phrases are easy to confuse because they both begin with an ing word. The difference is the function that they provide in a sentence. A present participle phrase will always act as an adjective while a gerund phrase will always behave as a noun.
It is more suitable to use the gerund form of the verb following the main verb, if the main verb is in the past tense (here, "finish")
why would i not rule tomorrow if i rule today? Is that a threat?
The correct answer is A.
In this passage, the author creates suspense by describing a mysterious physical situation that could be a deadly trap. He is close to the edge of a large pit, so close that much of his head is hanging off the side. Poe creates suspense by the fact that the narrator close to the edge of a very deep pit.
Unpleasant details add to the sensory impact of the excerpt, but not its suspense. Furthermore, the narrator is confused in this excerpt, but not really fearful. He doesn't know enough about his current sitatuation to be afraid. Finally, the narrator becomes very quickly aware of the danger he's in -- he quickly realizes most of his head is hanging off the edge of the pit, a great danger indeed.
Therefore, Poe creates suspense by describing a mysterious physical situation that could be a deadly trap for the narrator.
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research..? only because it makes sense, and to do research one has to physically gather information, then evaluating it by picking out key points. in the end organising what youve discovered.
The sentence includes two words with virtually identical meanings: duplicity and dishonesty. Therefore, the context clue that's found in the sentence is synonym, as the two are synonymous.
