Answers ALC-TX-STAAR-EOC-English II NEW Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives — Unit testQuestion 12

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Parts of Speech: Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives — Unit test

Question 12 of 15 • ALC-TX-STAAR-EOC-English II (NEW)

Consider these themes from Gilgamesh: A New English Version.Battle forces people to acknowledge their mortality.Success in battle results in glory.

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Gilgamesh and Enkidu are afraid of the threat that Humbaba poses to their lives, so they forego a chance at fame.

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Gilgamesh and Enkidu's desire for recognition and fame allows them to overcome their fear of death.

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When Humbaba threatens to kill Enkidu and Gilgamesh, he claims that he will achieve great fame.

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When Humbaba is aware that Gilgamesh is going to kill him, he begs for his death to be an honorable one.

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