Answer:
A water snake gliding in the pool is caught by a heron and eaten while its tail waves frantically, and a strong wind blows into the clearing and dies down.
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Answer:
A wetsuit.
Explanation:
A wetsuit is usually made of insulatory materials to protect a surfer or skier from cold.
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Answer:
A. gerund
Explanation:
The phrase in the question is a gerund phrase.
Gerund phrases are marked by verbs with the "ing" ending, and in general terms, they represent an action in course.
The pharse in the question starts with "By singing the song...", thus, it is a gerund phrase.
I think the author chose to start the book 19 years before the main events of the story so the reader could absorb things. The author technically wanted the reader(s) to understand something before reading the real story.