2) Which two statements about the paragraph are correct?
0)
A)
The gerund in the first sentence functions as a verb.
The gerund in the second sentence functions as a
noun.
B)
In the second sentence, the word going is a gerund.
D)
In the second sentence, the word hiking is a gerund.
E)
In the first sentence, the word swimming is a gerund.

the correct answer option for this is: false.

explanation:

we are given the following statement 'hawthorne thought of himself as a novelist' which is false.

the truth is that nathaniel hawthorne thought of himself as a romancer, rather than a novelist.

though it is ironic of him of him to consider himself a romancer rather than a novelist despite of the innocent women killings in the salem witch trials which occurred in colonial massachusetts between 1692 and 1693 .

the answer is that david give mr.neck a hickey on the neck

"urban sprawl, the spreading of large developments of housing and shopping areas around a city’s center, has many negative cultural and environmental effects. " (from your link)

so, your answer is: it has a negative effect on the environment, otherwise known as c~hope this mate.