The answers are the following:
9. D. gerund
Gerunds are action words but considered as a subject of the sentence. it has a specific form which is verb+ -ing.
10. B. participial.
Participles and gerunds are similar with their form, which is verb + -ing, but they differ by their functions. If gerunds are used as a subject, participles are used as an adverb or adjective.
The theme in literature/ literary work contains the message or comment on life.
The most descriptive sentence out of your options is C.
This sentence describes what the author wants the reader to see. The other sentence options are just statements without much color or description.
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-Chris
Answer and Explanation: Grammatical category can be defined a group that shares features or common characteristics. In other words, it is stes of word of similar meaning. For example:
a. The: determiner; girls: noun; love: verb; sushi: object/noun;
b. That: pronoun; boy: noun; has won: verb; many: adverb; races: noun;
c. Mary: proper noun; will finish: verb; her: pronoun; homework: noun; in: preposition; the: determiner; library: noun;
d. A: determiner; strong: adjective; wind: noun; uprooted: verb; the: determiner; tall: adjective; trees: noun;
e. My: pronoun; dog: noun; is: verb; exceptionally: adverb; smart: adjective
