In the context of the short story "The Destructors," the correct words to fill the given blanks and answer the given questions would be as follows:
1) The person who was the actual leader of the gang would be:
C. Blackie
2) The thing that stuck up as similar to a jagged tooth would be:
B. House
3) The decision of the Gang's plans was made by:
B. A vote
4) 'Running' in the sentence "Do you enjoy running?" exemplifies:
A. Direct object
5) The underlined word 'staying focused' in the sentence 'She has finished several things by staying focused.'
D. Object of a preposition
- In the text "The Destructors," Blackie was the one who lead the gang originally and all its associated functions.
- The house got plunged which was very similar to like a 'pointed tooth.'
- However, Blackie was the leader yet they used to take a decision through the 'votes.'
- 'Direct object' is described as the noun that is directly affected by the action performed by the subject.
- In the sentence, 'running' is the direct object as it receives the verb's action.
- The 'object of the preposition' is the noun or pronoun that immediately follows a preposition in a sentence along with a modifier.
- 'Staying focused' is characterized as the 'object of the preposition' because it is preceded by a preposition.
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