In “A Modest Proposal," what evidence does Swift give to prove that he will not benefit personally from his proposal? A. He is a priest of the Church of England and has no children. O B. His children are too old, and his wife is past child-bearing age. O C. He is English and therefore cannot sell any of his children for profit. D. He will voluntarily avoid selling or buying any children for five years.

His children are too old, and his wife is past child-bearing age

the answer is:

when will (v) the books (n) be (v) due?

nouns refer to people (other than pronouns), places and things, whereas verbs describe actions and are usually part of the predicate of a sentence. finally, pronouns can work as nouns and identify the participants in speech.

in the example sentence, "will" is a verb part or auxiliary verb, "be" is an infinitive verb and "books" is a plural noun.