ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOL

Locate the gerund and identify its use. He wrote a book on the fine points of running. subject direct object predicate noun object of a preposition

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Answer 1
Answer: The gerund in the given sentence is the word "running".  The gerund word is used as an object of a preposition. A gerund is a word that takes the verb form in -ing, but functions as a noun in the sentence. The word "running" is used as an object of the preposition because it is preceded by the preposition "of". 
Answer 2
Answer:

The answer is object of the preposition. This is 100% correct.

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Answer:

the Premack principle.

Explanation

Why is it important for writers to keep a record of their reviewed papers?a) to share their mistakes with their classmates
b) to criticize their own errors
c) to get a second opinion
d) to identify and eliminate habitual errors
e) to check whether other writers make similar mistakes

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Answer:

D. To identify and eliminate the habitual errors.

Explanation:

The writers need to maintain a record of their reviewed papers as it would not only assist them in keeping a record of their works but also aid them to identify and eliminate their repeated errors so, they can work over these mistakes and rectify these errors in the next papers or research works. It would help them in comparison and evolution as writers by enhancement of their writing style. The constant identification of errors would aid the writers to grow as they would learn more, and implement this learning to present the best and error-free version to the readers.

the answer is going to be B

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The answer is B because it can be easily shortened down/ make more sense without the commas to: I heard in the weather report that it's going to rain.

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Are the underlined words in the sentence an independent clause, a subordinate clause, or neither? Is that the man whom we read about yesterday?



A.
neither


B.
subordinate clause


C.
independent clause

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Since there are no underlined words in the sentence, let me answer this way:

The independent clause is "Is that the man" while the subordinate clause is "whom we read about yesterday". An independent clause can stand alone as it expresses a complete thought while a subordinate clause needs the independent clause to function properly.

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a would make the most sense. C is a synonym of a so c is also a possibility.
The correct answer is (a)
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