Which statement best explains how the gerund is used in the sentence? Swimming is my favorite activity and I plan to practice hard enough to
make the Olympic team.
A. The gerund my favorite activity functions as an adjective in the
sentence.
B. The gerund to practice works as a direct object noun in the
sentence.
C. The gerund swimming functions as a noun in the sentence.
D. The gerund plan to practice works as an adverb in the sentence.

Read the excerpt from “take the tortillas out of your poetry.” i do not believe we should have to leave out the crucial elements of our language and culture to contribute to american literature, but, unfortunately, this is a conclusion i am forced to reach. i have been writing for a quarter century, and have been a published author for eighteen years. as a writer, i was part of the chicano movement which created a new literature in this country. which type of rhetoric is used most in the excerpt to convince readers that anaya’s conclusion is accurate? an appeal based on emotion an appeal based on logic an appeal based on the author’s character an appeal based on the author’s feelings