PLS HELP. NO LINKS. NO SCAM. What is the purpose of the underlined part of the sentence?

One of Jin's greatest joys in life is sledding down the hill in the park.
A. It is a gerund that names an action.
B. It is a participle that modifies the word hill.
C. It is a participle that modifies the word down.
D. It is a gerund that states who performs an action.

Plz (i only understand "the song of wandering aengus." and i have no idea what the raven means so i can't answer this. me i will give brainlest and a 5-star rating) consider the speakers in "the raven" and the speaker in "the song of wandering aengus." write two paragraphs to compare and contrast the voice in these two poems. how does the poet give the speaker in each poem a distinctive voice? what effect does this voice have in each poem? use examples from each poem to as evidence for your answer

Why did the author include the fact that 40,000 african americans participated in the bus boycott

Which statement best evaluates the author's use of pacing in the passage? a. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the imagery and figurative language don't adequately describe either the cheetah or the gazelle. b. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the imagery and figurative language speed up the action, making the scene come alive for the reader. c. the author's use of pacing is effective, because the long, complex sentences the reader fully understand the power and beauty of nature. d. the author's use of pacing is not effective, because the long, complex sentences distract from the sense of stress and anxiety the passage should convey.