Answer: C
Explanation:
Since "Bored with the lecture on comma splices and fused sentences, Jayson started poking Kim with the sharp tip of his pencil " and " finally she whirled around and slugged him in the mouth" are two independent clauses, you would join them with a semicolon or a period. C is the only option with a semicolon
Visual learning (specifically reading/writing)
Hamlet talks to Horatio a lot. I might need to know where at which part they are speaking. Hamlet does tell Horatio of seeing his fathers ghost or they talk about how they saw the look on Claudius's face when the play ended.
The answer is B: killing any sacred animals.
Gerunds are created out of verbs but <em>function as nouns</em>. The gerund phrase <em>killing any sacred animals</em> is the direct object of the verb avoid. Gerund phrases always start with a<em> gerund</em>, <em>always functions as a noun, and they are always subjects, objects or object complements in sentences. </em>Example of a gerund phrase as a subject: <em>Eating ice cream</em> can be a good way to cool off.
Understatement
Very accurate I think
