If you are doing the k12 test, your answer would be "Doing Poorly"
The test question:
What is the connotative meaning of the word stupid as used in this sentence from "An Hour with Abuelo"?
I'm going stupid in some of my classes, and Mr. Williams, the principal at Central, said that if I passed some reading tests, he'd let me move up.
doing poorly
acting foolish
lacking intelligence
losing interest
Answer:
Gerund.
Explanation:
A gerund is a form of a verb when the actions is not yet finished. It main difference from the other verbs is that it ends with "ing". Often, but not exclusively, it functions as a noun. Which means that can receive and perform an action. But it also retains properties of a verb, like being modificable by an adverb.
I hope this answer helps you.
B.<span> My office was filthy: papers littered the floor, books covered the desk, and dust covered the shelves.</span>
It's really not alot of points 4 this anyway
