(b) "Our drinking water must be safe." The word ‘drinking' is used as a/an. (i) Noun. (ii) Adjective. (iii) Adverb. (iv) Verb.

the word drinking is used as a verb

answer: 1 goes to 3

2 goes to 4

3 goes to 2

4 goes to 1

explanation:

boccaccio employs the voice of his narrator dioneo to represent his ideas on the tension between masculinity and femininity.  while dioneo excites the members of the brigata and recognizes women for their unique skills and independent ideas, he concludes the decameron with a story reminiscent of the society from which these young aristocrats escaped, revealing misogynistic overtones.  dioneo boccaccio is able to explore the gender disparity which is inherent in 14th century florentine society.