B. them. That is the unacceptable word in the sentence.
They have a relationship where she doesn't like nor dislike him.
<u>Answer:</u>
Gerund phrase in the given sentence is ‘reading about history’.
<u>Explanation:</u>
A gerund are words formed with a “verb” ending with ‘ing’ but they act as nouns. For example: swimming, reading, drinking etc can be used as “gerunds”.
A “gerund phrase” will begin with gerund and include other objects and modifiers. The entire gerund phrase acts as noun in the sentence. For example, in the sentence, “I recommend reading books at home”, gerund phrase is ‘reading books at home’.
In the given sentence, gerund phrase ‘reading about history’, begins with gerund - ‘read’+ ‘ing’. It is acting as direct object here. If you ask a question, what Caroline loves? Answer is ‘reading about history’.
<span>The definition of Rosy in the paragraph infers to the individual feeling good or excellent. It also translates to feeling embarrassed or the skin colour being pink.
The word is not commonly used in contemporary language but used more in sophisticated settings.</span>
B is correct "A social commentator, who explains what a book says about people in general."
