Underline each action verb. Circle each linking verb
1) The Sonoran Desert is one of the
hottest and driest
North America

it wants you to read whatever it gave you. then compare it to the others you read. you need to use textual evidence, and cite anything you do!

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~courtney

the answer is d)to persuade the troops that she is a capable commander

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition