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.
To repeat a circular motion.
Lincoln's <em>Gettysburg Address</em> describes the bravery of Union soldiers where Lincoln speaks about the sacrifices of the soldiers and what it meant for the war during that time. He applies certain diction for the speech in order to make it more memorable.
In <em>Letter to His Son,</em> Robert Lee uses subjective style of writing because the author addresses to his own son and therefore the language is more personal. Like, Lincoln's speech, the letter also concerns the importance of the soldier's resistance for the fate of the Union.
The correct answer is D.
