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read the excerpt from "jason and the golden fleece." “i am a stranger here, and know of no oracle,” jason replied. “but what of my sandal? i lost it as i crossed the river anauros.” the old man sighed and said, “i will tell you, for it could mean your death if i do not. beware how you speak at pelias’s palace, for he is the cruelest and most cunning of kings, and the oracle at delphi has said that a man wearing one sandal will take the kingdom from pelias and keep it for himself.” then jason laughed a great laugh. “good news,” he said, “for both you and me. that is exactly why i have come.” and he strode on toward the palace, while all the people wondered at his noble bearing. which detail from the excerpt best shows that jason is confident he'll become king?

a. "…the oracle at delphi has said that a man wearing one sandal will take the kingdom from pelias and keep it for himself."

b. "and he strode on toward the palace, while all the people wondered at his noble bearing"

c. "then jason laughed a great laugh."

d. “'good news,' he said, 'for both you and me. that is exactly why i have come.’”

D. “’Good news,' he said, 'for both you and me. That is exactly why I have come.’”

Explanation:

I got this when looking at my answers and got it wrong I put B but that was incorrect so I saw the correct answer and got D hopefully you get this right now cause I failed    Anyways Good Luck!

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition

throughout the ancient epic of gilgamesh, the protagonist, gilgamesh of course, exhibited many character traits that made him a true epic hero. one great trait that gilgamesh acquires of an epic hero is that he's a courageous and confident leader. in the text enkidu is too afraid to fight, but he's positive that gilgamesh has the ability to triumph against humbaba. gilgamesh tells enkidu to not be afraid and then continues on to remind him of all the victories he's had against similar foe. gilgamesh proves that he's confident by encouraging enkidu and shows he's courageous when enkidu ask gilgamesh to battle humbaba alone because he knows that gilgamesh will reign victorious.

another characteristic that makes gilgamesh an epic hero is that he's brave and takes risks. "dread surged through gilgamesh, terror flooded his muscles, his heart froze, his mouth went dry, his legs shook, his feet were rooted to the ground. / gilgamesh felt his courage return. they charged at humbaba like two wild bulls." when reading the first part of the quote you see that gilgamesh is terrified of humbaba, and realizing that humbaba is the antagonist he's about to battle is taking a big risk. gilgamesh soon shows how brave he is by not letting his fear of humbaba overtake him, instead he went charging into the face of fear and triumphs.