1. Read the following sentences from “The Censors.”Only his darling mother worried, but she couldn’t get him back on the right road. She’d say, thought it wasn’t always true: Lola called, she’s at the bar with the girls, they miss you, they’re waiting for you. Or else she’d leave a bottle of red wine on the table.How does the writer mostly reveal the mother’s character?
A. Through her actions
2. Read the following sentences from “The Youngest Doll.”The aunt thought he was listening for the breathing of the prawn to see if it was still alive, and she fondly lifted his hand and placed it on the spot where he could feel the constant movement of the creature’s antennae. The young man released the ruffle and looked fixedly at his father. “You could have cured his from the start,” he told him. “That’s true,” his father answered, “but I just wanted you to see the prawn that has been paying for your education these twenty years.”In these sentences, the prawn most likely symbolizes
B. A sense of selfish motivation and greed
3. Read the following sentences from "The Censors."Only his darling mother worried, but she couldn't get him back on the right road. She’d say, though it wasn't always true: Lola called, she’s at the bar with the girls, they miss you, they're waiting for you. Or else she'd leave a bottle of red wine on the table.
How does the writer mostly reveal the mother's character?
a. through her actions
Answer:
B . The supporting details help the reader understand how februrary got its name .
Out of all the pronouns, "whom" makes the most sense grammatically. This allows us to narrow it down to A or D.
In order for it to be the object of a preposition, there would have to be a preposition in front of it. "For," however is <em>not</em> a preposition. In fact, there isn't a preposition in the whole question.
This leaves us with option D, which is the correct answer.
You can better tell it's a direct object if you flip the sentence around a bit.
Your sister is waiting <em>for whom</em>?
"Whom" is essentially receiving the action. "Whom" is what your sister is waiting for.
Answer: D. whom; direct object.
Answer:
<em>Gerund or gerund phrase: </em><em>thinking</em>
<em>Noun function: </em><em>subject</em>
Explanation:
Gerund is a type of verbal which means it is a verb with a different function. In case of a gerund, it functions as a noun.
Basically recognizing gerund in a sentence is easy, it always ends in -ing.
Though it should not be confused with present participle which also ends in -ing. Present participle acts as an adjective and it is a part of verb forms (e.g. present simple continuous).
In this sentence <em>thinking</em> answers to the question<em> what</em> (what is hard work), so that`s why it is a subject.
