Which sentence uses a gerund phrase as a direct object of the sentence?
Whit grilled hamburgers all day, and he fed them to his friends.
Whit told his brother that his favorite hobby was chess.
Grilling hamburgers made Whit happy and was one of his favorite things to
do.
Whit told his sister that he loved collecting used dental floss.

Animal farm is a story adout animals that start a rebellion but the animals start to live like their owns the oppressors which is being compared to a hard working time and the poor is geting paid less then the rich that brings alot in the book animal farm

First when sexton says; "a thousand doors ago" in the poem "young" she uses a hyperbole, an extreme exaggeration, to explain what time in her life she is talking about. next sexton says; "the wise stars bedding over me" in the poem "young" she uses personification, gives human characteristics to  non-humans, to explain that she is outside at night, with the stars above her. third sexton says; "the boards on the house were smooth and white as wax"  in the poem "young" she uses  imagery, concrete or abstract images that  appeal  to the scenes, to show that the boards on the house were smooth. and she uses a simile when she says "white as wax" which means she used like or as to compare two subjects. in this line she compares the color white and wax to explain further what color the house was.