<span>B. And sorry I could not travel both.</span>
Here is the full passage for this question:
<span>There is likewise another diversion which is only shown before the emperor and the empress, and first minister, upon particular occasions. The emperor lays on the table three fine silken threads of six inches long; one is purple, the other yellow, and the third white. These threads are proposed as prizes for those persons whom the emperor has a mind to distinguish by a peculiar mark of his favor. . . . The emperor holds a stick in his hands, both ends parallel to the horizon, while the candidates advancing, one by one, sometimes leap over the stick, sometimes creep under it, backward and forward, several times, according as the stick is advanced or depressed.
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I think the answer would be: <span>The emperor rewards his subjects for jumping over and under a stick.
The full passage basically tell the readers about the strange contest that both the emperor and the empress like to conduct. We can see from the third sentence that those who are able to finish emperor's contest will be rewarded with a thread of silk.</span>
Answer:
A gerund is a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun in a sentence.
Explanation:
....and as a noun, it can play the role of a subject or as an object (just as "regular" nouns do.)
S
Smoking is hazardous to one's health.
O
I enjoy playing soccer at the park.
For a more intruiging writing, more interesting for the reader. it creates a better more imaginitive picture for the reader
B.A European girl traveling to the Caribbean in the 1800s