The answer is she heightened the stakes, giving the audience someone else to care about increases the suspense level. Adapted from the 1924 short story written by Richard Connell, it sticks closely to the original narrative, except for some character changes, most notably the addition of a female character creating a suspense vibe since that is the plot twist of the story.
D. ALL OF THE ABOVE.
A verbal phrase consists of a verbal and a modifier or any object. Verbal is the term used to define a verb form that does not function as a verb in a sentence. Instead it functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb.
Three types of verbal phrase
Gerund phrase - consists of a gerund (-ing) and a modifier or object. Functions as a noun and can be a subject, subject complement, object, or appositive int he sentence.
Infinitive phrase - begins with an infinitive and is followed by an object or modifier. It almost always begin with "to" and is followed by the verb.
Participial phrase - always functions as an adjective in the sentence; consists of past or present participle with any object or modifier.
The lines in this excerpt from "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that describe actions taken by the Lady of Shallot to defy the curse are:
With a steady stony glance—
Like some bold seer in a trance,
Beholding all his own mischance,
Mute, with a glassy countenance—
She look'd down to Camelot.
It was the closing of the day:
She loos'd the chain, and down she lay;
The broad stream bore her far away,
A predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject is all about. A predicate can either be simple or complete. A simple predicate is the main verb used in the sentence; whereas, a complete predicate includes the main verb and its complements. In the given sentence above, the simple predicate is the verb "teach".
