Gerunds 1.) By incorporating into general linguistic theory a set of linguistic universals, an insistence on naturalness, and the necessity for generalizations, linguists attempt to characterize all human languages.

A. object of the preposition

B. subject

C. Subjective complement

D. direct object

2. I don't think the film is worth seeing?

A. appositive

B. subject

C. subjective complement

D. direct object

3. He is the kind of man who doesn't do even a simple favor without being paid.

A. subject

B. direct object

C. appositive

D. object of the preposition

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.