This sounds like a multiple choice, but if it isn't I'll just say what I think.
"It gives me pleasure" indicates that he is delighted to announce the news to Congress of the removal of the Native Americans. If we were to take away that section from the passage, it would read something like this:
"The benevolent policy of the Government, steadily pursued for nearly thirty years, in relation to the removal of the Indians beyond the white settlements is approaching to a happy consummation."
Now this sounds cheerful enough, because of the words benevolent (charitable) and happy, but the use of the phrase "gives me pleasure" really sets the tone for the paragraph, and let's you know right away how Jackson is feeling about his announcement.
The Civil War was devastating. Was is our linking verb.
What are the options?
Is there any under the question?
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Happiness is a difficult word to define, in general. ... Some people believe that money can buy happiness, while others disagree. As far as I am concerned, although having a lot of money offers us more choices of what we can do, money can't buy happiness because money can't buy love and time.
Baseball became known as a major sport.
Hope this helps and major counts as an adjective because its describing something. :) Hope this helps! :)
