Read the sentence. For making the class laugh constantly, Billy received the goofball award.

What is the gerund phrase in this sentence?

a: the goofball award

b: laugh constantly

c: Billy received

d: making the class laugh constantly

Which excerpt best represents the central conflict of “ everyday use”

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

You have to go. you have to, yer the only doctor. go ahead on, you," bruh fox say. big doc rabbit went down to the brook again. the water was so cool and ribbly and it kept the crock of cream so fresh and cold. doc rabbit drank about half of the cream this time. then he went back up to brother fox with the hard labor of raisin the roof. heard tell about this phrase remind readers that these stories were usually told, not read. which line from the excerpt is an example of personification?