In what way do gerunds differ from present participles?

a. gerunds contain -ing endings; present participles contain -ed endings.

b. gerunds function as nouns; present participles function as adjectives.

c. gerunds are the first words of sentences; present participles are the last.

d. gerunds signify past action; present participles signify present action.

Which type of poetry often begins by announcing the subject and asking a muse for ? a. epic poetry b. dramatic poetry c. sunnets d. ballads

Read the passage. (1) the first skateboard was constructed of old roller-skate wheels attached to a piece of wood. (2) improvements were made to the skateboard in 1959. (3) the year that the first commercially made skateboard appeared. (4) soon after, skateboarding began to grow in popularity. (5) in 1963, skateboard manufacturers formed the first professional skateboarding team. (6) that same year, the first organized skateboard competition took place, in california. which is the most effective way to correct the fragment in sentence 3? attach the fragment to sentence 4. attach the fragment to sentence 2. insert the phrase in the united states to the end of the fragment. insert the verb had before the verb appeared.

Drag the tiles to the boxes to form correct pairs. match each excerpt to the type of characterization it uses.