Answer:
"Going for the gold"
Explanation:
Gerund is a kind of verbal that works both like a verb and a noun.
It can function as a simple word or as a phrase.Again, phrase is the combination of words that doesn't have a subject or verb but works like a single parts of speech when used in a sentence.
Here"going for the gold"is a gerund phrase as the structure is=verb+ing
And it's a phrase because it doesn't has subject or verb.Rather it's consist of some words supporting the gerund "going"
The most important sign to recognize wether it is gerund or not is the verb following it and the verb "was" is singular.
A gerund always functions like a noun.Such as-
"Walking" is a good exercise.
Here walking has used as noun as it is a name of an exercise.as we know the name of something is considered as a noun.
"Going for the gold" was the team's motto.
In this sentence, "going for the gold"is a single task and it's also the name of the motto the team wanted to accomplish.So it's a Gerund and noun.
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After Robert Fulton invented the steamboat, he tried it out on the Hudson River.
Answer:
a. The theft of the old man's most prized possession brings him happiness.
Explanation:
Irony is a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words. It may also be a situation that ends up in quite a different way than what is generally anticipated. In simple words, it is a difference between appearance and reality. and it says the theftt of his most prized possession brings him happiness.Now, most people if somebody steals their most prized possession won't bring us happiness it would make us upset and mad.
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I'm pretty sure it is <span>A) He is attempting to directly involve listeners and motivate them in his causes.</span>
