Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows.

(by looking through the telescope), i have decided my next adventure will be to the moon.

identify the type of verbal phrase that has been underlined and its function in the sentence.

gerund; object of a preposition
infinitive; subject of the sentence
participial; adjective
infinitive; object of the verb

The correct answer is A. Gerund; object of a preposition

Explanation:

In grammar, a gerund refers to a word formed by adding "-ing" to a verb, for example, the words playing, living and looking are considered as gerunds. Additionally, this gerunds can become part of phrases and create verbal gerund phrases by adding words that describe the gerund in a more detailed way. In the case of the section of the sentence that is on parenthesis or underlined "By looking through the telescope" the gerund is the word "looking" and the verbal gerund phrase is "looking through the telescope". On the other hand, these type of phrases can work or function as adjectives, direct object, subject and others in sentences. In the case of the phrase "looking through the telescope" it functions mainly as an object of a preposition which means the phrase is preceded by the preposition which "by" and therefore the phrase becomes the object of it.

Thus, the type of verbal phrase, in this case, is gerund because the phrase contains a gerund "looking" that makes it a gerund phrase and its function is the object of a preposition as the phrase is introduced by the preposition "by" which means the phrase is the object of it.

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formal arguments

in written, formal arguments, the best way to build credibility with readers is to provide them with evidence. no matter what your argument might be and which side you agree with, citing strong evidence to back up your claim leaves the opposition with little to argue.

emotional appeal is often used in oral arguments. written arguments, however, rely on four main types of evidence. as you read further, you will see that some types are more credible than others and "hold more water" so to speak.

statistical evidence

the strongest type of evidence in formal writing is statistical evidence. this ranges from true, hard data presented as a percentage or number, to survey-type data. for example, statistical evidence could be:

4 out of 5 experts claim

85% of women in the united

7 members were present

statistical evidence can be proven as fact. you can actually go out and find hard information to prove your particular claim.

testimonial evidence

the use of celebrities as credibility evidence can be considered testimonial in nature. many people look up to celebrities as role models in their lives. good or bad, when a person chooses a life-path that takes them into public light, there will be many others out there who want to emulate the celebrity. these celebrity endorsements provide the second-strongest type of evidence found in formal arguments.

testimonial evidence can also be collected from experts and authorities in a given field. doctors, dentists, lawyers often provide expert testimonials. their authority is not often questions. they are expected to "know their stuff."

anecdotal evidence

when storytelling is involved as evidence, anecdotal evidence is being used. due to its less objective nature, anecdotal evidence is not extremely strong. when coupled with statistical or testimonial evidence, anecdotal evidence can be highly effective in determining credibility or proof.

storytelling, although based on fact, can include quite a bit of opinion, thus making it less objective. usually, eyewitnesses are used as providers of anecdotal evidence. they saw or experienced the phenomenon at hand are telling their version or side of the story.

analogical evidence

when information is scarce about something and little is known, analogical evidence is often used in a formal argument to increase credibility of the proof. if the phenomenon in question is new and little is known about it, analogical evidence that pulls in known factors about a similar phenomenon to show parallels can be an effective way to provide proof.

due to limited knowledge about the phenomenon, in this situation, analogical evidence can be regarded as the weakest type of evidence used in formal arguments. one can only imagine and hope that the comparison-phenomenon is close enough that the results can be applied to the new phenomenon.

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all that really matters in a formal argument is whether or not the writer has credible evidence to back up what they want to say or what they are thinking. so often, we hear people say, "prove it! " to one another.

one last little formal arguments not only provide credible evidence to support claims, don't forget that acknowledgment of the opposing point of view in an argument also strengthens the entire product.