“as ardently as Olympic athletes pursue their goals” impact on meaning

How many times do you read a text when you use the close reading model?i am desperate

In 3-5 complete sentences, throughly explain how the protagonists cultural background affects his or her actions and choices in your module one story? provide at least two specific details from the text to show how the protagonists cultural background affects his or hers actions and choices.

She really wanted to read the book this sentence contains: a a gerund phrase b a participle phrase c an infinitive phrase