Read the following sentence: My ultimate goal as a swimmer is to compete at the national level. Which of the following correctly
describes the verbal and its function in this sentence? A. Swimmer is a gerund describing the goal
B. Swimmer is a gerund describing the speaker
C. To compete is an adjectival infinitive
D. To compete is a nominal infinitive
Based on the given passage above, when Bertie says he feels like a "badly wrapped brown-paper parcel" he means that he feels tired and out of sorts. Therefore, the correct answer of the given question above would be the first option: tired and out of sorts.
