Answer:
A cognate is a word that is related in origin to another word.
Explanation:
The words fragile and frail both came from the Latin word fragilis.
A gerund has a -ing at the end, so A. toes and C. touched could not be gerund.
Among the other two options, B. stretching and D. running Stretching is a present participle (a verbal form) and running - a noun- is a gerund, since gerunds are nouns.
Answer:
D. Word - connotation
Explanation:
Connotation because it explains the idea or the word mantle.
