What is the function of the underlined gerund as used in the sentence below?

Standing in front of the crowd took great courage from Asher.

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Which modifier is misplaced within the passage? choose the best answer. it took me longer than normal to walk to school today because i stopped to make a wish. i wished for happiness at the fountain. i'm not sure if my wish will come true, but i sure hope it does!

How can an author give a reader more information about a character

I’m shakespeare’s plays lower class characters often speak in a.blank verse b.free verse c.purple prose d.prose