In the following sentence, the words in italics are what kind of phrase? So, if reporters are allowed to do their work-conscientiously reporting the whole truth about where the candidates stand the public will be able to vote rationally,

this part is italics conscientiously reporting the whole truth about where
the candidates stand

a) prepositional phrase

b) participial phrase

c) gerund phrase

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explanation:

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

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