Anaya structures his excerpt as an analysis, while Nye structures her excerpt as an observation.
In Anaya's excerpt, he analyzes his friend's decision to take his native language out of his poetry. He gives the opinion that by eliminating his native language, he takes the soul out of his poetry. Nye's excerpt details what is being observed - the young man's words and the tree's branches.
Talk about the key words used like bright, neat, wonderful, cheerful. the mood is not sad. talk about how much he went into detail about how “long john” looks
Answer: A) gerund; B) infinitive; C) participle.
Explanation:
- <u>A gerund </u>is a verb form which acts as a noun in a sentence. An example is provided in option A), where "climbing" is used as a noun.
- <u>An infinitive</u> is a verb form which consists of the word "to" and the base verb form. For instance, "to complete" in option B) is an infinitive.
- Finally, <u>a participle</u> is a verb form used as an adjective or a verb. "Roasting" (option C) is a participle which is used as an adjective, since it describes the noun "garlic."
