Read the sentence below and complete the instruction that follows. By looking through the telescope, I have decided my next adventure will be to the Moon
Identify the type of verbal phrase that has been underlined and its function in the sentence.
O gerund object of a preposition
O infinitive, subject of the sentence
o participial adjective
O infinitive: object of the verb

Which of the following would not be a good supporting sentence for an example paragraph with the following topic sentence?

It is much safer to be feared than loved. . among the wonderful deeds of hannibal this one is enumerated: that having led an enormous army, composed of many various races of men, to fight in foreign lands, no dissensions arose either among them or against the prince, whether in his bad or in his good fortune. this arose from nothing else than his inhuman cruelty . . but without that cruelty, his other virtues were not sufficient to produce this effect. . that it is true his other virtues would not have been sufficient for him may be proved by the case of scipio, that most excellent man . . his army rebelled in spain; this arose from nothing but his too great forbearance, which gave his soldiers more license than is consistent with military discipline. –the prince, niccolò machiavelli which words in the passage have negative connotations?inhuman, cruelty, rebelled how do the words with negative connotations support the claim?by defining the actions of a leader who is to be feared

Select the correct answer. based on the passage, what conflict does the little mermaid face? a. the little mermaid is in the middle of a shipwreck and needs to save her own life. b. the little mermaid wants to save the life of the drowning human prince in the ocean. c. the little mermaid is worried that the prince will reach her father’s palace before her. d. the little mermaid is in a hurry to get to her father’s palace and escape the shipwreck.