Read the sentence below and answer the question that follows. creating fear in us, the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage. which role does the underlined verbal phrase serve in the sentence above? a) adverb b) subject c) direct object d) adjective

I would say it is an adverb

The role which the underlined verbal phrase serves in the sentence above is the following one:

A) adverb.

Explanation:

It shows how  the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage, which means the underlined verbal phrase works as an adverb of manner, that is, its function in terms of syntax is that one. Other examples are:

"Slowly, the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage."

"Intentionally, the tour guide turned out the lights in the passage."

There are other possibilities which could also have been used to work as adverbs of manner (sadly, joyfully, quickly, etc.), as well as other verbal phrases that could have functioned in the same way (staring at us, looking down, smiling at us, etc.).

  the conflict is the challenge the main character need to solve to achieve their goals, is the major literary element because creates challenges in the story by addin uncertainty to if the goal would be achieved. in the story could be more than a single conflict, in fact, most of the stories have a diversity of them. the resolution creates a closure that may or may not be the end of the story.

  the basic types of conflict have been classified as "person againsta nature", "person against person" and "persona against self". nevertheless the basic types, some authors think that it could be more than only three types, for instance:

  i´m gonna give you a little summary about the three basic types that i think are the one importants for the question

  the confict involves stories where characters are against each other, is an external conflict, as in a gun fight or a robbery or it could be more subtle between the desires of the characters as in a love story. this type of conflict is very common in traditional literature, fairy tales and myths.

  is an external conflict between the character and an animal or a force of nature, like a tornado,a storm or even a rain. a great example of this is ernest hemingway´s "the old man and the sea"   in which the main character struggle with a marlin when he was fishing.

  in this case the conflict is internal, the character must overcome her or his own nature or make a choice between two paths.

  i hope the answer is correct and you. regards

yes its like krisnis like in the air force .