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Preston sought to take a neutral stance towards both Jane and Kathy, who were arguing about things pertaining not to him.
Option D. He wants to arrive on time.
It is the only option that has subject and predicate.
What happens with the other options.
A) There is no predicate, so you do not know what happen with the Four baby dogs wadding down the path.
B) There is no subject. Who walked the dog?
C) The funniest part of the comedy show ... clearly is also incomplete, you do not know even if this is a subject or a predicate, depends on what you wanted to say.
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.
The cold equations is one of the most famous science fiction short story made by Tom Godwin. I think the other title that could fit in this story is this one, "The unwanted loving cargo" because its all about a girl that is on board on a ship where pilot, Baron would come to a decision in jettisoned the girl in the atmosphere so make the mission successful. helpful