Kinetic energy depends on the velocity of the object squared. This means that when the velocity of an object doubles, its kinetic energy quadruples.
Mark Twain wants to add religious overtones (b)
Because St. Bernard is a dog but has a slightly religious name and a Presbyterian is a dog but also a British church.
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When she saw the grew clouds moving overhead she knew it was going to rain
D. gerund phrase as a direct object
Gerund is one of three kinds of verbals. Like all verbals, gerunds are nouns derived from verbs. Gerunds end in -ing. In the sentence, "leading" is the gerund. This gerund phrase is used as the direct object.