Locate the complete gerund phrase and identify its use. she was able to get past the muddy road by driving carefully. gerund phrase: noun use:

The answer is the following:  

Gerund Phrase: "driving carefully"

Noun Use: Direct Object.

A gerund phrase consists of a gerund, which is an -ing word, as well as other modifiers and/or other objects. They work as nouns, so they can be subjects, subject complements or objects in sentences.

In the example sentence, "She" is the subject, "was able to get past" is the verb, and "the muddy road" is a predicate nominative.

Gerund : driving carefully

Noun use: direct object

Explanation:

b. he wants to keep from being identified by former masters.

explanation:

hmm, sadly there is no dialogue. there is no place in the story where he is talking to anyone. it's more of just describing what he eats and where he sleeps. you have to become anne frank, give details of where you are, what other folks look like, how the environment is. have a little bit of dialogue tell of what people are specifically saying. anne frank talked about her entire household including the people, the objects, the lighting, the food they ate, and even the smell in the air. there has to be more to your diary entries, the whole story in its current state is only about peter van daan, the food, the sounds, and where he sleeps. also he seems to be writing only once a year yet more than that happened from day to day. for a friend, i can you write it out, if you want.