A gerund looks like a verb which ends in -ing, but it functions as a noun in a sentence. A predicate noun follows a linking verb, such as <em>to be, to seem, </em>etc. So, among all these examples, the only gerund phrase which is used as a predicate noun is found in the last sentence, and the gerund is leading, whereas the whole phrase is leading people to their seats.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is government agency's primary focus emergency preparedness.
A. <em>Embracing one's identity can be empowering</em> is one possible theme in "Raisin on the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry. The Youngers, the family and the main characters, are a black working class family. They can fight against racism because they all have clear dreams and they manage to be a united family. They can achieve their idividual goals in spite of difficulties. The mother of the family manages to ,finally, get a house in a white neighbourhood , and the Youngers are emotionally strong to face that situation. They have fullfilled their dreams - identities- ; they are a united family ; they have been empowered , therefore they can face racism.
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"Everyone were convinced that Ryan would pitch on Saturday."
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"Everyone <u>was</u> convinced that Ryan would pitch on Saturday."
Everyone were does not make sense,
everyone was does.
This is a simple mistake of point of view. Sometimes it can get confusing, which leads to grammar mistakes.
'Were' would be used in a sentence like "Where were you guys?"
'Was' would be used in a sentence like "I was gonna go, but I didnt."
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