What is the most likely reason Shakespeare chose the word hurl rather than throw? Hurl foreshadows a gathering windstorm preceding the battle. Hurl suggests a more violent and powerful motion or action. Hurl describes how some people are pushed toward something. Hurl emphasizes Octavius’s uncertainty about the battle.

1. in which sentence is the underlined portion a predicate nominative? for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes a challenge. for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes tricky. for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes challenging. for astronauts, going into space to repair orbiting equipment becomes frequent.