The last of a series of causes, although not necessarily the proximate cause,of an effect or result... Furthermore,the effect or result produced by the proximate cause would have occurred even if there would be a subsequent action,event or force that contributed to the eventual effect or result
A gerund phrase it the one that sues present participial form. it is a form of a verb which ends in ING but it acts as a noun. It might be accompanied by modifiers such as adjectives, adverbs or prepositional phrases. Or a compliment like a direct or indirect object. They all would function as a noun.
I would say the answer is the third one.
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The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock and The Jilting of Granny Weatherall both take place within a single person's mind. The correct option is A. The main themes of these works is the inevitability of growing older and the inevitability of death.
