The door, which was equipped with neither bell nor knocker, was blistered and distained. Tramps slouched into the recess and struck matches on the panels; children kept shop upon the steps; the schoolboy had tried his knife on the mouldings; and for close on a generation, no one had appeared to drive away these random visitors or to repair their ravages. –The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde,
Robert Louis Stevenson
In what way is the setting characteristic of gothic fiction?
The house is decaying.
The house is crowded.
The house is ancient.
The house is pleasant.

awnser:

one thing blogging and good copywriting share is a conversational style, and that means it’s fine to fracture the occasional rule of proper grammar in order to communicate effectively. both bloggers and copywriters routinely end sentences with prepositions, dangle a modifier in a purely technical sense, or make liberal use of the ellipsis when an em dash is the correct choice-all in order to write in the way people actually speak. but there are other mistakes that can detract from your credibility. while we all hope what we have to say is more important than some silly grammatical error, the truth is some people will not subscribe or link to your blog if you make dumb mistakes when you write, and buying from you will be out of the question.

i think descriptive but i'm not 100% sure.. sorry.

i think the answer is a

hope i'm right, sorry if i'm not

-lavira : )