How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence? people watched the clown's juggling on the corner. a. subject b. predicate nominative c. direct object d. object of a preposition

2. list two reasons why fossil fuels should no longer be used as a source of energy in america.

the sentence that best describes the tone of the passage from the radio broadcast compared to the passage from the book is b. the radio broadcast has a more surprised tone.

consider the text evidence: in the passage from the book, the description is more matter-of-fact. it is simply describing the things resembling little grey snakes, but there is no urgency in the description. on the other hand, in the passage from the radio broadcast, there is definetely urgency (you can tell from the expression used, "good heavens", which clearly indicates surprise.)