Answer:
preparing dinner
object of a preposition
Explanation:
In <em>very simple words</em>, gerunds are nouns (that end in -ing). As nouns, they can function as subjects and objects depending on their position in the sentence.
Outflow is the answer assuming that the underlined word is influx.
The correct answer is letter A. supernatural. <span>Goodman Brown's perception or interpretation of events represents a setting at the supernatural level. His</span> teacher is on talking terms with the Devil. What does that tell you? And yes, I just took the Penn Foster exam as well. Pain in my donkey.