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A) Perky is one of those adjectives that sounds like what it means: cheerful and lively. Language like this helps bring color and depth to a reading and makes it come alive.
A gerund looks like a verb which ends in -ing, but it functions as a noun in a sentence. A predicate noun follows a linking verb, such as <em>to be, to seem, </em>etc. So, among all these examples, the only gerund phrase which is used as a predicate noun is found in the last sentence, and the gerund is leading, whereas the whole phrase is leading people to their seats.
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I believe the answer you're looking for is C, make sure to mark this as brainliest if I helped! <3