Which sentence has a gerund or gerund phrase that functions as the direct object of the sentence? a. the burning of fossil fuels releases methane into the air. b. at the urging of many, government leaders look for ways to reduce pollution. c. scientists studied the trapping of gases in the atmosphere.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings