A Gerund is a verb ending in -ing so I got A and C.
Hello! The answer to your question would be as followed:
I am as cheerful as the sun smiling bright at me
Answer:
She had lost her best friend,
Explanation:
Based on the passage given, the narrator states that she had entered the "world of teenagers" even before she became one and then she lost her best friend Lynette Gardner who was her best friend "until February when she turned thirteen".
The change that the details help the writer explain is that the writer had lost her best friend
There is no bold portion in the sentence you gave
I would add some kind of punctuation between you and said.
I will prepare an excellent meal for you. Said the cook.
