Answer:
"The author had only a short lunch period, and it was difficult to clean up dished after heating lunch using saucepans" and "for a week, I battled with messy saucepans and sticky wooden spoons to heat my lunch each day"
Explanation:
Look for the context clues that are hidden in the passage. It will tell you the answer if you reread it.
I think the correct answer from the choices listed above is the last option. It is in the sentence "We were stuck in the parking lot behind all the exiting cars." that the word exiting is a gerund. Gerunds<span> are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. Hope this answers the question. Have a nice day.</span>
<span>D. to explain the state of the human condition</span>
