Which sentence uses a gerund phrase as the subject of the sentence? a. running all day made jimmy's legs very sore and tired. b. after running all day long, jimmy ended up tired and sore. c. jimmy was so tired that his legs were throbbing with pain. d. jimmy was running all day yesterday and he ended up very tired.

Which of these sentences has an error in subject-verb agreement? a. official procedures calls for students who are tardy three times to serve detention. b. as a result of her efforts, a team of volunteers signs up every month to clean the city's parks. c. the committee of parents protested loudly at the school board meeting. d. each of the neighbors brings a dish to share at the pot-luck gathering.

Follow the direct characterization she was the kindest girl he had ever met she was the kindest girl he had ever met follow the direct characterization

In about two hundred words, explain how the author's use of folktales and symbolism add meaning to the story and convey the central theme of the novel: the disintegration of the traditional igbo society as a result of its contact with european practices and beliefs.