Identify the italicized phrase in the following sentence. Running out of gas, the car came to a stop.

It is used as a(n) .

adverb
noun
gerund phrase
participial phrase
adjective
infinitive phrase

gerund phrase

Explanation

phrases starting with ing are usually gerunds

the correct answer is a "it describes nora and mrs. linde's relationship". opcions b and d are not related to the content of the passage in any way. option c could be appropiate but it does not fully capture the effect of the dialogue, while option a is quite appropiate, since the dialogue not only exemplifies the relationship between the characters, but it also captures the effect in the excerpt. we get to know that mrs linde bosses around and already knows nora.

can you provide the possible answers