I would say A. By including interviews, it feels more like a modern news report.
The answer is A.<span> Families were close, and grandparents lived in the same house or nearby</span>
The answer is B: killing any sacred animals.
Gerunds are created out of verbs but <em>function as nouns</em>. The gerund phrase <em>killing any sacred animals</em> is the direct object of the verb avoid. Gerund phrases always start with a<em> gerund</em>, <em>always functions as a noun, and they are always subjects, objects or object complements in sentences. </em>Example of a gerund phrase as a subject: <em>Eating ice cream</em> can be a good way to cool off.
is there a picture to this question because i do not quite understand
The second little passage. A part in the quote is surrounded by parentheses.