Write about anything that comes to mind.
The answer is sum because people did that in the old days
I'll assume that "batted" is the word that should be italicised, in which case, playful would be the adjective.
In a sentence, it would look like:
The kitten batted at the cord to the vertical blinds in a playful manner. <span />
C. A meaningful quotation
D. A universal idea
E. A startling fact
I think the helping verb is ''how many''
