Identify the gerund phrase, the subject of the verb can be
Eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience
Eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience.
Eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience.
Eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience.

The golden brooch my mother woreshe left behind for me to wear; thave no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare.which best identifies the rhyme scheme used in this passage? abababacaabbааbcwhats the answer

The story line remains the same. the kids live in what was then one of the remaining beachfront slums, down the coast from the expensive malibu area. the beach was ruled by surfers, but in the afternoon, when the waves died down, some of the surfers, or their younger brothers, fooled around on skateboards. one day, skip engblom, the shop owner, comes up with a key breakthrough, polyurethane wheels: "they grip." with the additional traction, the z-boys try skating the sides of the big, open drainage canal that runs through the area. then comes a brainstorm: because of a drought, the area's swimming pools were drained. the kids started "borrowing" pools when the owners weren't home, to skate the curved sides.” where did “the lords of dogtown” originally practice their tricks? a. the beach c. an open drainage canal b. empty pools d. none of these

Which of the plot elements below usually comes first in a story? climax exposition rising action resolution