A.will swim
B.swam
C.had swum
D.have swum
Answer: C) The children enjoyed climbing on the playground equipment.
Explanation: A gerund is a word that has the form of a verb, but it acts like a noun (it can be a subject or an object in a sentence). The structure of a gerund is the root of the verb, plus the ending "ing." From the given sentences, the one that is an example of a gerund is "The children enjoyed climbing on the playground equipment" because in this case "climbing" acts like a noun (and the direct object of the sentence).
Caesar responds to the Roman Senate's concerns with a smile on his face, knowing that he will be crowned regardless of what they say.
Caesar mocks his wife and friends and mistreats his household servants when they hesitate to recognize his power over all of Rome.
Caesar ignores the warnings of his wife, soothsayer, and Artemidorus and instead listens to Decius's promises of power and respect.
Answer: Caesar ignores the warnings of his wife, soothsayer, and Artemidorus and instead listens to Decius's promises of power and respect.
Explanation: Caesar's faith in his own permanence clouded his judgement and caused him to ignore all the omens of his betrayal. He believed that the power and immortal status given to him by the public could protect him, but it could not protect him from the betrayal at the hands of his closest men.
And rest can never dwell, hope never comes
That comes to all; but torture without end
Still urges, and a fiery Deluge, fed
With ever-burning Sulphur unconsum'd:
A.complex syntax
B. tetrameter
C. blank verse
D. iambic pentameter
Answer:
Blank verse
Explanation:
Blank verse is a type of verse (frequently written in measured rhyming) that has a standard measurement, yet unrhymed lines. This is the situation in this passage of Paradise Lost, as the lines don't pursue any rhyming example. Blank verse is the most well-known poetic structure in English, and it has been utilized in English verse since the sixteenth century.