Breathing in the first sentence is a participle acting as an adjective.
The second sentence is an auxiliary verb. is and breathing make up the verb.
Breathing is ... go no further. Breathing is the subject of the third sentence. It can only be a noun or a pronoun when it is a subject. So here it is a gerund.
Answer:
My hands were clamped up as I knew I was next to give my speech. I was the "social justice kid" and didn't understand why I was now being scared to speak up for what I believed. I got up on the stand, took a deep breath and began speaking.
My face felt hot from all the mistakes I was making while speaking. My hands started to fumble with the papers as I turned the page to continue my speech. My voice trembled for a second but soon turned back to confident when I noticed I was almost finished.
The audience got up and clapped for me. My shoulders relaxed knowing I didn't become that much of an embarrassment. I even had people come up to me and tell me how much of an amazing job I did.
I learned giving speeches seemed really scary at first, but with confidence, it becomes easier. I knew what I believed in and that was all that mattered. Oh, and of course, taking a deep breath made things easier!
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the grammer of someone from those era's
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