Which of the words printed in italics in the following sentences is most likely to convey a denotative meaning?

a. deliver the goods soon, or else.
b. what time did he call?
c. do you know what the owl signifies?
d. the recipe calls for one pint of cream.
pleas some says is d and some says its c

the autor of the text is bringing the point that one achievment of the president john f. kennedy was a success and this caused the next president to use a similar idea. the purposefor the use of the quotation in the text is to support the idea that peace corps was a result of the president's call. in this case, the quotation is presented as part of the writing and does not stand on its own.

answer a.

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition