Read the sentence. Watching the fireworks on New Year’s Eve was the most exciting part of my winter break.
Which answer correctly explains the role of the word Watching in this sentence?

A. It is an adjective that modifies New Year’s Eve.

B. It is a participle because it is the -ing form of the verb watch. Watching is functioning as an adjective that modifies fireworks.

C. It is a gerund because it is the -ing form of the verb watch. Watching is functioning as a noun: the subject of the sentence.

D. It is a present-tense verb in a dependent clause.

Look at the painting. what elements did the artist use to illustrate a sense of confusion and concern? check all that apply. the use of a bright setting the subject’s facial expression the use of shadows and darkness the use of color in the subject’s eyes the subject’s body language

Sense and sensibility - chapters 41-50 do eilinor and marianne each end up with the best husband possible? give reasons for your answer.

1) earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) the plates are called tectonic because they're in constant motion. (3) they can move because earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) plates may also collide. (8) when that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) for example, the collision of the plate carrying the indian subcontinent created the himalayan mountains when it collided with the asian plate. which statement about this paragraph is accurate?