Which does the following sentence contain?

walking by the river is our favorite pastime.

participle
infinitive as subject
gerund as subject
prepositional phrase as adjective

What is the cause of romeos despair?

Which best explains this excerpt’s purpose in the novel’s plot structure? the excerpt creates conflict between characters as part of the rising action. the excerpt provides background information on a character as part of the exposition. the excerpt returns a character to equilibrium as part of the falling action. the excerpt is the point of greatest tension and acts as the climax.

Write a sentence for each of the four tenses using the subject artists and the verb create