Many people continue drinking and driving despite strict laws. The gerund phrase in this sentence is acting as subject
direct object
appositive
object of the preposition
predicate nominative

Motif in movies refers a. the opening credits b. shots of the beach c. the comments of movie reviewers d. a recurring pattern of images

Have you ever felt like the person in this image during a speech or presentation? list four or five things this person can do to be a more effective listener.

Read these excerpts. lincoln's "gettysburg address." it is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. whitman's "o captain! my captain! ". exult, o shores, and ring, o bells! but i, with mournful tread, walk the deck my captain lies, fallen cold and dead. which rhetorical appeal do both excerpts use? logos: the use of logic to convince the audience pathos: the use of emotional appeals to affect the audience’s feelings brevity: writing or speaking that is short, brief, and to the point ethos: the use of authority to persuade the audience to act the right way