Which is the best way to combine the following pair of sentences using a gerund phrase? The pineapple is prized. It has several healthful benefits.

A. The pineapple, prized, has several healthful benefits.
B. The pineapple has several healthful benefits, so it is prized.
C. The pineapple is prized for having several healthful benefits.
D. The pineapple is prized for its several healthful benefits.

Which of the following quote about or by jing-mei in amy tans “two kinds” is an example of indirect characterization? a) “of course, you can be a prodigy, too,” my mother told me when i was nine. “you can be best anything. what does auntie lindo know? her daughter, she is only best tricky.” b) every night after dinner my mother and i would sit at the formica topped kitchen table. c) “peter pan is very popular these days” the instructor assured my mother. d) i now had bad hair the length of a boy’s, with curly bangs that hung at a slant two inches above my eyebrows. i liked the haircut, and it made me actually look forward to my future fame.