From the options stated above, the complete gerund phrase is:
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</span><span>D.killing any sacred animals
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Gerund is coined from verb in -ing form but functions as a noun. It can act as a subject, direct and indirect objects, predicate nominatives, and prepositional objects.
The following are the answers to your questions and please if you don't mind, don't post to many questions in just one posting.
#1 D P'u Yi realizes that the splendor is reserved for his position and not for him
#2 <span>B "To show how they loved me and cared for me, the high consorts also sent a responsible eunuch to report on how I had 'consumed viands.' This too was a formality."</span>
Freedom is a mental state that we can choose to have in any given situation. We always have the option of "being" free. Never once did I point the finger or feel as though I didn't have a choice in those moments of apparent hopelessness.
