D. meeting one particular dog
A gerund phrase begins with a -ing word and then includes any modifiers and objects, so A, B and C are not the correct answers.
Answer:
d) to build suspense so the reader will keep reading.
Explanation:
When an episode of a serial drama concludes with a cliffhanger, the viewer is left with unanswered questions and suspense.
Is that a poem?
If it is the one about the fire and the boys. Then the speaker doesn’t like his father in the beginning because he isn’t able to play with his friends. At the end he is grateful because the boys got in trouble and he wasn’t involved.