If the underlined phrase is <em>born in New York in 1856, </em>then that would be a participial phrase, which often functions as an adjective in a sentence, like is the case here.
Gerund is always used as a noun, and infinitive has the form <em>to + verb </em>(to go, to be...)
The statements that best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt is the nature of the bruise is unclear.
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An excerpt refer to words, phrase that is extracted from a literary work which has meaning.
Therefore, The statements that best describes the ambiguity in this excerpt is the nature of the bruise is unclear.
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The purpose of Mary's visit to the grocery store and conversation with Sam is to establish a credible alibi for herself. Within the previous hour, Mary's husband told Mary that he was leaving her. Shortly after, Mary clubbed him to death with a frozen leg of lamb.
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