They shouldn't be bad for the ocean they are part of it.The only bad part is that they sting and they take up some big parts of the ocean.
Your answer would be neither
Answer: Gerund Phrase, noun.
Explanation: Falling in the mud puddle is used as a gerund phrase (noun as a direct object).
Answer:
The correct answer is: I had a much better understanding of how they worked.
Explanation:
The correct answer is the second one, due to the verb tense consistency.
Verb tense consistency refers to keeping the same tense throughout a clause. If you use a past tense in a sentence, you must finish it in the same manner. When you use a certain tense you must be consistent throughout the sentence.
For example:
We <u>watched </u>the movie, and then we <u>went </u>to dinner.
