1: identify the gerund in "spelling is not the humbugs favorite activity".
a: spelling
b: is
c: humbug's
d: favorite
2: what is the gerund in "rescuing the princesses was not easy, but milo, tock, and humbug succeeded"
a: rescuing
b: rescuing the princesses
c: was not easy
d: but milo, tock, and humbug succeed
3: what is the participle in "sandy was stunned to find she'd won the contest"
a: sandy
b: stunned
c: won
d: contest

The answers would be:

1) A

2) B

3) B

Explanation:

Gerunds are usually words that end in "ing" so the words "spelling" and "rescuing" are gerunds. Gerund phrases are parts of sentences that include the gerund and that action of the gerund.

(I got mixed up on question 2 because I forgot that question said phrase and not word)

Participles are usually words that end in "ed", so the word "stunned" would be the the participle in the sentence of "Sandy was stunned to find she'd won the contest."

the author is showing that it is the insatisfaction of basic needs that brings about the protests such as the strikes.if workers do not earn enough to buy food and feed their families and themselves in order to continue working, what is the use of working? besides, another message from the author is that of the owners of factories should be worried about ensuring their furure by having a second and third generation of workers in their industries.if they do not hear the workers demands, they will not have any more workers to make their pockets full.

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