Answer:
preparing dinner
object of a preposition
Explanation:
In <em>very simple words</em>, gerunds are nouns (that end in -ing). As nouns, they can function as subjects and objects depending on their position in the sentence.
 
        
             
        
        
        
So you're looking for 2 synonyms. B is the best answer, avert and prevent are synonyms of each other. The other choices are antonyms, or they're at least not synonyms.
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:
It has to do with voicing assimilation (voiced sounds vs, unvoiced sounds at the end of the word stem.) before the suffix is added.
Explanation:
Ex....
'P' is a voiced consonant (with your hand in front of your mouth, you feel a puff of air on your hand), so it's phonologically easier (more natural) to say a          '-t' sound immediately afterward.
'N,' in contrast has no puff of air, so it's a voiceless sound.
 
        
             
        
        
        
They way you would wanna be treated