41. Jay threw his car keys on top of the stove, and he ran to the bathroom to jump into the shower, scrubbing off all of the dirt from rolling in the hay with some of the farm
animals.

i have identified the gerund in this sentence by writing it in all capitals.

gerund phrase: writing it in all capitals

gerund use: object of preposition

"valley of salt tears" and "dark, deep and foggy" are two images used to establish a mood of uncertainty and regret. this imagery is made up of sensory appeals to brings up   theological concerns of sin and retribution.

they conjure up the human   uncertainty about the divine and its relationship to the world.