The answer is shoemaker.
Chaussier in French refers to the manufacter or seller if
socks stockings which makes the shoemaker is the closest to the answer. In
medical fields, Chaussier is also used in some terminology such as chaussier
areola, chaussier line, and chaussier sign.
You wrote the same sentence twice, so I'm not sure if there are more than two options. Nevertheless, the sentence which contains a verbal phrase acting as a modifier is the second one - <span>Giving a presentation in front of my class, I suddenly developed severe stage fright.
Here, the verbal phrase <em>giving a presentation in front of my class </em>is used as a modifier, an adverbial modifier stating the reason why this person developed stage fright. On the other hand, in the first sentence, <em>passing my driving test on the first attempt </em>is not used as a modifier, but rather as the subject of this sentence.
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As smoothly as a snake through grass, is the simile.
Answer: Disposition
Explanation:
Disposition (n): character; personality; temperament