A gerund phrase is the phrase that has a gerund, which is a noun derived from a verb in its base form plus -ing. The gerund phrase can also include other objects to complement it. In this sentence, the correct choice that identifies the gerund phrase is "making the class laugh constantly" because it is the only option that actually contains a gerund: making.
He is 73 years old
Explanation: He is also 73 years old
Night is a 1960 memoir by Elie Wiesel based on his Holocaust experiences with his father in the Nazi German concentration camps at Auschwitz and Buchenwald in 1944–1945, toward the end of the Second World War in Europe. In just over 100 pages of sparse and fragmented narrative, Wiesel writes about the death of God and his own increasing disgust with humanity, reflected in the inversion of the parent–child relationship as his father deteriorates to a helpless state and Wiesel becomes his resentful, teenage caregiver. "If only I could get rid of this dead weight ... Immediately I felt ashamed of myself, ashamed forever." In Night everything is inverted, every value destroyed. "Here there are no fathers, no brothers, no friends", a kapo tells him. "Everyone lives and dies for himself alone.
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1. Where can I find the books about gardening?
2. I want to learn about flowers that grow best in this climate.
3. The summers are so hot where we live!
4. Some flowers grow well in the hot summer sun.
5. Do sunflowers grow well in hot, dry weather?
6. Please help me find a book about sunflowers.
7. Look at the beautiful photographs in this book!
8. The book says that petunias also grow well in a warm climate.
9. Should I plant sunflowers or petunias?
1. The worst thing about being poor, (according to Junior's opinion), is that his family doesn't have enough money to take his dog, Oscar, to the vet.
"He’s really sick, Mom,” I said. “He’s going to die if we don’t take him to the doctor.”
She looked hard at me. And her eyes weren’t dark anymore, so I knew that she was going to tell me the truth. And trust me, there are times when the last thing you want to hear is the truth. “Junior, sweetheart,” Mom said. “I’m sorry, but we don’t have any money for Oscar.”
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3. Junior got very angry at his Dad, because his Mom and Dad made a decision without him, even though it included HIS beloved pet, Oscar.
"Then Dad came home from wherever and had one of those long talks with Mom, and they decided something without me. And then Dad pulled down his rifle and bullets from the closet."
