Handled and scare are the verbs and gently is the adverb.
Jim and Della love each other
I am not sure but I think the answer is the interest rate (e.g. 2% interest)
I would write them all out but im lazy. change the noun after the word by and make that the subject of the sentence followed by the verb and the rest of the sentence :)
The recurrence of words and phrases for a specific effect