Identify and provide examples of the ways in which someone might resist popular culture.

In romantic relationships, there are eight rules that can keep the relationship together—or, when

broken, lead to deterioration and eventually dissolution. Which of the following is NOT one of them? A) Acknowledge each other's individual identities and lives beyond the relationship. B) Be open, genuine, and authentic with each other. C) Remain loyal and faithful to each other. D) Share quality time with each other; quantity is not a factor.

For this exercise please tell us whether the underlined words (all verbals) are either a/an: (a) gerund

(b) participle (c) infinitive.

a. Dreaming about success won’t guarantee it. b. Helen wants to become a famous screenwriter. c. Hiding in the underbrush, the lion spotted the gazelle. d. To dream the impossible dream is not always a foolish exercise. e. The professor enjoyed challenging her students to improve. f. Now it’s time to turn to exercising our brains. g. Losing the election does not seem to be an option now. h. Briefly losing her bearings, she quickly shook off her mental fog and headed north. i. Branded a coward by his former friends, he set out to prove them wrong. j. Reaching out a paw, the cat touched its owner's face.