The function of the underlined noun phrase <em>whichever recipes feature beans and fresh vegetables </em>is that of a direct object.
It is the same as saying - I try apples.
What do I try? Whichever recipes feature beans and fresh vegetables.
Answer:
When you eat excess sugar, the extra insulin in your bloodstream can affect your arteries all over your body. It causes their walls to get inflamed, grow thicker than normal and more stiff, this stresses your heart and damages it over time. This can lead to heart disease, like heart failure, heart attacks, and strokes.
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Answer: b) It conveys the idea that of trees losing their leaves and making noises in the wind.
Explanation: personification is when the author gives human characteristics to non human objects (like the trees going to sleep or whispering), in this excerpt, when the author says that the trees are disrobing, he's referring to them losing their leaves, and when it says that the trees are having little bed-time conferences and whisperings and good-nights, he is referring to the noises the trees make in the wind.