The correct answer is B. To instruct
Explanation:
The author's purpose or the purpose of a text refers to the objective or main goal an author has with the text or what he or she expects to be the impact of his or her text in others. In the excerpt presented, written by Stephen King who is one of the most famous American writers, especially in science fiction and horror novels, the explains the process a writer should follow when writing a story, this includes writing the story with the door closed or without sharing it but then share it to others. Additionally, King uses the ideas of Gould another writer to explain the steps and perspective writers should have. This means the content of this text and the author of it aims at explaining other writers the way they should write or the procedures they should follow and therefore the main purpose of this text is to instruct.
To instruct
Steven King's main purpose in this text is to instruct others how to write the first draft of a story (with the door closed and just for you) and then edit with the door open (and with your critics / audience in mind)
no error
to take the shortcut
Moria had to
cross the street
Answer: The error is in "to take the shortcut".
Explanation:
In the sentence "To get to the store, Moria had to cross the street, walk to the corner, and to take the shortcut across the park" we have the preposition "to" after the verb "had". The preposition already refers to each and every element that is mentioned after it, so there is no need to repeat it. It refers to "cross the street", "walk to the corner", and "take the shortcut across the park" as well.
In order to make the sentence grammatically correct, all we have to do is eliminate the preposition "to" that was repeated right before "take the shortcut across the park."
Thus, the correct form is:
To get to the store, Moria had to cross the street, walk to the corner, and take the shortcut across the park.
Modern medicine has changed dramatically since the 1500s
b.Dillon does not like writing letters.
c.She was dancing with her best friend.
d.After school gets out, I will be swimming most of the summer.
e.Swimming fills my summer.
f.Come meet me at the swimming pool.
Answer:
The sentences that do not have a gerund are:
C. She was dancing with her best friend.
D. After school gets out, I will be swimming most of the summer.
Explanation:
A gerund is a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun. Because a gerund acts like a noun, it can be a subject complement -like sentence A-, an object -like sentence B-, a subject -like sentence E- or part of a compound noun -like sentence F.
In sentences C and D, the verbs with -ing are acting as main verbs rather than as nouns.