Answer:

Explanation:
A gerund phrase consists of a gerund, which is a verb that acts as a noun in the sentence. A gerund can be the subject of the sentence.
Dystopian writings present political/social warnings that authors fear our society will face if left unchanged. Take the classic Harrison Burgeron focusing on the danger in lack of uniqueness, with the message of accepting and welcoming individuals’ differences. Another example would be The Pedestrian, another classic, warning about our society becoming too dependent on technology that we loose ourselves and purpose. Between these historic dystopias and the modern ones of popularity, dystopian settings/worlds serve as political and/or social warnings to what the author worries could happen to our society.
Answer:
External Conflict and a real mean move.
Explanation:
The underlined verb <em>chose </em>in this sentence is an B. action verb, because it shows us that some action has taken place - they chose something, chose to do something.
Linking and conjunctive verbs are the same, and auxiliary verbs are used in complex tenses such as present continuous (is working, where the word <em>is </em>is auxiliary).
A. the decreasing gap between the rich
and the poor