The answer is A as it is stating an opposite claim.
A gerund is a verb functioning as a noun. In this case, the gerund is "band-aid" and it is the direct object of the sentence, where "on the cut" is the phrase of the indirect object, which is the "cut". Hope this helps!
Answer: Band-aid, functions as the direct object
Answer:B
Explanation: because In the passage it says “it tells of growing a circle of sugar cane as a kind and sweet protection
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The answer will be c or d but c seems to be the more logical because it is talking about the minutes spent waiting but then again the other one d talks about nothing else was in his mind but that time and that is also spoken of