THE GERUND PHRASE The gerund phrase consists of the gerund‚ which always ends in -ing‚ and its modifiers and complements. The gerund phrase is always used as a noun. Driving a car takes concentration. (The gerund phrase is the subject of the verb takes). Paul finished painting the ceiling. (The gerund phrase is the direct object of finished). After hiking for two hours‚ we sat down to rest. (The gerund phrase is the object of the preposition after. Part A Identifying Gerund Phrases:
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marriage‚ and fame‚ (Achaeans). The Bronze Age poem is also one of the best known tales of humanity‚ with its plot combining two aspects of ancient Greek society‚ actions of the Gods‚ (fate) and actions of men‚ (choice). The Iliad is one of the most important pieces of historical literature for it’s explanation of fate versus free will in human beliefs. The Iliad is often
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Summer assignment Look Me In The Eyes Chapter 1:” Blue blocks went with blue blocks‚ and red blocks went with red blocks. But Doug would lean over and put a red block on top of the blue ones. Couldn’t he see how wrong that was?” (pg.7) This really stood out to me on
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experience for my age. The three elements I live for daily are: Hard work‚ Planning and persistence. KEY ACHIEVEMENTS Managing my parents store and fruitful relations with suppliers and clients Client and customer satisfaction management in both store management and hostess work. Arranging and assisting the vice president in the Lebanese American university and meeting deadlines. Managing dance choreographies and making stage performances. Managing financial records and book keeping at
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Tragedy of Fate Moby Dick is a story that is teeming with fate. Whether it’s the people they meet or the places they end up‚ the characters head down the road of fate. In the story the character’s path is already planned out‚ and God has already paved the way for everything that will happen in their lives. It is fate that Ishmael misses the ferry and has to stay in New Bedford. It is fate that Ishmael and Queequeg‚ two polar opposite people‚ become very close friends. Anyway one looks at it‚ it
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Pangloss and Martin: Fate and Reality As far as my simple self could deduce from Voltaire’s Candide‚ Pangloss and Martin are as different as they are wise when it comes to the brightness or‚ in Martin’s case‚ the darkness with which they view the world. Pangloss is evidently a man of knowing and has put much thought into his philosophy that “everything is for the best in the physical as well as the moral universe and nothing could be otherwise…”Quite the optimist‚ he went about life accepting
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time to Hum’s childhood where you are introduced to his Howell 2 childhood sweetheart‚ Annabelle. It then becomes evident that his obsession with Lolita started with Annabelle. He was haunted by the memories of his lost love‚ therefore the only way to kill Hum’s pain was to incarnate Annabelle with another. Upon meeting Lolita‚ Humbert immediately recognizes the similarity between the two. "Lolita was a "fatal consequence of that "princedom by the sea" in my tortured past." (Nabokov‚ Vladmir Lolita
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Have you ever wondered if what happened in your life is fate or free will? In Oedipus Rex you have to put together whether it was fate‚ or free will. Fate plays a main role when it comes to the story for they tried to give Oedipus away thinking it will change what happens to Laius; however‚ Oedipus came back‚ which was fate‚ to kill Laius‚ marry his mother‚ and was the only one to figure out the riddle and kill the sphinx. Also‚ suicide plays a role of free will because Jocasta‚ who hung herself
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Fate and its inherent inevitability have constantly found it’s way into Shakespeare’s work and the work influenced by him‚ a prime example of this is found within the very prologue of one of his largest pieces of work; Romeo and Juliet. Within the prologue Shakespeare uses many literary techniques such as notions of foreshadowing and dramatic irony that occur throughout the play‚ some more evident that others; ‘ The fearful passage of their death-mark’d love’ this is an obvious indication of the
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does the theme of fate have on the play ? Romeo and Juliet is a tragic love story where the two lovers meet their unfortunate deaths caused by their feuding families and forbidden love. The play encircles the vital theme of fate‚ as demonstrated by a series of events that occur. Firstly‚ the sheer birth of the “pair of star-cross’d lovers” into controversial families is an act of fate. “the fearful passage of their death marked love” purely advises the audience that both characters would meet
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