After doing research, i found the question and question choices you're looking for. "<span>In which sentence is the word singing a gerund?"
A. The hikers enjoyed the singing birds.
B. The birds are singing a cheerful song.
C. The birds’ singing filled the park.
D. The birds kept singing.
The correct answer is C.</span>
Cædmon <span><span /></span><span><span /></span> is the earliest English poet whose name is known. An Anglo-Saxon who cared for the animals at the double monastery of Streonæshalch during the abbacy of St. Hilda , he was originally ignorant of "the art of song" but learned
to compose one night in the course of a dream, according to the
8th-century historian Bede. He later became a zealous monk and an accomplished and inspirational Christian poet.
Answer: D) contains few adjectives and adverbs but many strong verbs and concrete nouns.
Explanation: In the given excerpt from Hemingway's "A Farewell to Arms" we can see a clear example of Hemingway's typical style of writing, that is characterized by the use of many strong verbs and concrete nouns, but using just few (the necessary) adjectives and adverbs. In the excerpt he uses strong verbs like "listen" and "realize" and we can also see that the sentences are short with little modifiers.
