The gerund phrases are:
- "Being the accounts manager" (Subject)
- "blowing bubbles to his little sister" (Subjet Complement)
Gerund phrases begin with a gerund or -ing word, and include other modifiers and objects. They function as nouns, and can be the subject, subject complement or direct object of the sentence.
The rest of the alternatives are not gerund phrases because options one and three possess an infinitive verb ("to bring" and "to win"), and "Hiking for two hours" is a present participle clause.
Yes, I believe D is correct. That topic sentence seems to be the only one, out of the other options, to address everything in the paragraph.
Answer:
C. What health problems are linked to processed foods?
Explanation:
The other research questions are only linked to the processed foods part of the claim. In order to have a good research question, it has to be linked to all parts of the claim - in this case, "processed foods" and "health problems".
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Agile is an adjective. It describes the shortstop. <span />
