Read the stem, read the responses, use process of elimination, pick an answer!
The correct answer is B. The object of a preposition
Explanation
The object of the preposition is a noun or a pronoun that completes the meaning of the preposition. Some prepositions are: by, above, behind, in, outside, under, among others. On the other hand, a gerund is the non-personal or impersonal form of a verb that ends in "ING", for example, swimming, walking, watching, playing, among others. According to the above, in the sentence presented swimming a gerund and is used as the object of the preposition "by" because it completes the meaning of this preposition. So, the correct answer is B. The object of a preposition
And then we celebrated the birth of my baby brother all night.
Answer:
Technical Elements
Explanation:
I found a worksheet my English teacher gave me and it says:
II. Technical Elements
1. Scenery or Set
2. Costume
3. Lights
4. Sound Effects
These factors are technical because they are concrete and controlled. They are more of the production or backstage aspects of a drama.
1. The Nautilus runs aground.
2.A,L, and C receive permission to go on the island.
3.A,L, and C find and eat coconuts.
4.Ned Land prepares bread fruit.
5.A,L, and C gather fruit: bananas, mangoes, and pineapples.
6.A,L, and C return to ship at sundown.
7.A,L, and C see no one on the Nautilus.
8.A,L, and C return to the island.
9.C catches a bird of paradise Aronnax.
10.A,L, and C spot and kill a hog and a dozen small "kangaroo rabbits".
11.A,L, and C are attacked by natives and run for the ship.
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