Which sentence contains a gerund?

a. i laughed when my best friend fell asleep during the long movie.

b. esmeralda surprises her friends by throwing surprise parties.

c. the dog sitting under the tree barked at everyone who passed by.

d. in order to get a good grade, lucas is studying for his math test.

What interactions did berthine have with other chaacters in the story the prisoners by guy de maupassant?

What effect does the narrative's point of view have on the reader's experience of the events? the reader is shown both the views of women's suffrage supporters and of its opponents. the reader receives a broad historical overview of the women's suffrage movement from an objective source. the reader learns about the women's suffrage movement from the standpoint of someone who is close to it but has not worked in it. the reader is allowed to share directly in the feelings of a leader of the women's suffrage movement.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.