1. which event in "Borders" is an example of a flashback?
A. the mother tells the border guards she is going to visit her daughter in salt lake city.
B. the narrator drinks an orange crush as the family drives laetitia to the border.
C. the presence of the media convinced the border guards to let the family pass.

2. which best describes the underlined phrase in the sentence below?
(living in salt lake city) was Laetitia's dream.
A. gerund phrase
B. participial phrase
C. infinitive phrase

Respuesta :

B. The narrarator drinks an orange crush as the family drives laetita to the border.

A. gerund phrase

The answer are:

1. B. the narrator drinks an orange crush as the family drives laetitia to the border.

A flashback is defined as an interruption in the present of a vivid memory set in the past. There are a variety of things that can cause a flashback to occur. It can mean a sudden, vivid remembrance of past events or comedic effect, to prove or contradict something in the present.

2. A. gerund phrase

A gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a gerund and any modifiers or objects associated with it. They  always function as nouns, so they will be subjects, subject complements, or objects in the sentence.