For which applications would you choose a liquid over a gas or solid?
washing clothes
linking a brake pedal to the brake pads at the wheels of a car
deodorizing a room
carving a sculpture
dissolving sugar
painting a wall
making a gear for a machine

Washing Clothes & Dissolving Sugar

Explanation:

Think about each application:

1) Washing clothes: You kind of need water to do this, or not much washing can be done.

2) Linking brake pedals to the brake pads: You don't need any liquids for this. You need solids.

3) Deodorizing a room: You would problem choose an aerosol, which is sprayed, thus a gas.

4) Carving a sculpture: You would use solid tool and a sold sculpture.

5) Dissolving sugar: You need a liquid to dissolve sugar!

6) Painting a wall: Perhaps, you COULD say that the paint is a liquid... but I'm not sure if that really counts. I believe this application would still be solids.

7) A gear for a machine is a solid!

i believe the answer is c. "baking" is the gerund, while "baking blueberry muffins" would be the gerund phrase. hope this ! : )