The choice that correctly identifies the type of verb traveling is in each of the sentence above is option A. Sentence 1: gerund, sentence 2: participle.
Sentence 1 uses the word "Traveling" as a gerund. A gerund is a word that takes the verb form -ing, but functions as a noun in the sentence. In sentence 2, the word "traveling" is used as a participle. A participle is a word that also takes the form of a verb, but functions as an adjective or as a noun.
A metaphor, because it is a comparison without like or as
Emotional support animals are untrained
The tone is the way the author expresses his attitude through their writing.
The tone can change, or stay the same way throughout the literary work.
Tone is expressed by your point of view, your diction, etc.
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