The writer/author DIRECTLY expresses the characters feelings and/or characteristics that shape he/she as a whole.
Answer:
C. Object permanence
Explanation:
This question should be answered looking at the definition of all four phrases:
A. conservation refers not using resources in a wasteful manner.
B. Sensorimotor Memory refers to your muscles and sensorimotor system developing a memory to do certain activities over time.
C. Object permannence refers to the understanding that objects don't disappear just because you cannot see them.
D. Egocentrism is the inability to see something through someone else's perspective.
From looking at the definitions it is clear that the answer is C, since Ellie forgot about the truck as soon as she could no longer see it.
A gerund phrase is the phrase that has a gerund, which is a noun derived from a verb in its base form plus -ing. The gerund phrase can also include other objects to complement it. In this sentence, the correct choice that identifies the gerund phrase is "making the class laugh constantly" because it is the only option that actually contains a gerund: making.