Read the following sentence:

my ultimate goal as a swimmer is to compete at the national level.

which of the following correctly describes the verbal and its function in this sentence?

swimmer is a gerund describing the goal
swimmer is a gerund describing the speaker
to compete is an adjectival infinitive
to compete is a nominal infinitive

What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.