Identify how the verbal is used in the following sentence.

Frolicking through the large waves is my favorite activity when I am at the beach.

participle as a noun
participial phrase as a noun
participial phrase as an adverb
gerund as a predicate noun
gerund phrase as a subject

i think the answer is d)solicitude sorry if the answer is wrong.

the symbol of the grandfather's heritage in this excerpt from "the medicine bag,” is the beaded bolo tie.

a bolo tie is a cord fastened around the neck with an ornamental clasp which is worn as a necktie. they have been used by native american tribes such as hopi, navajo, zuni, and puebloans since the mid-20th century.

therefore, the fact that the grandfather is wearing a bolo tie refers to his heritage as native american.

  this riddles' answer is library.

  the "leaves" are a reference to the books' pages that the library contains; the branches are a network of libraries that connect multiple libraries' collections, resources, and items in a system of a common database, integrating them; the branches' organization are a useful management tool for coordinating the multiple collections many libraries have.