Answer:
After Ralph's tense, exciting stand against the hunters, the ending of Lord of the Flies is rife with irony. Ralph had thought the signal fire—a symbol of civilization—was the only way to lure rescuers to the island. ... Much of the irony at the end of the novel stems from Golding's portrayal of the naval officer.
Explanation:
I believe it would be
1. A -gerunds are verbs that function as nouns.
2. A- Texting is a descriptor, not a verb or noun.
3. B - "to skydive" is not describing anything. rather, its mentioning an activity (noun- a thing).
The 3rd should be correct: <span>If you pay attention to his words, you can tell he has a bias toward cats. </span>
Ummm..... I think the answer may be Magnets. Hope it helps