Riding a skateboard is a phrase
A phrase can not have verb and subject together. riding a skateboard doesn't have subject. the others are clause.they have both subject and verb.
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The literary device used here is C, 'personification'. That literary device is used when you are trying to make an inanimate object come to life, such as here - 'evil forest was alive'.
The correct answer is letter c. Chekhov describes a cold, dark setting near the lodge. <span>Chekhov's description of the setting that supports the banker's evil plan to kill the lawyer by describing</span><span> a cold, dark setting near the lodge -- description of the setting support the banker's evil plan to kill the lawyer.</span>
