Backdrop setting is when the setting is unimportant for the story and the story could take place in any setting. Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne is an example of a story in which could happen in any setting. Integral setting is when the action, character, or theme are influenced by the time and place, setting.
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A gerund has a -ing at the end, so A. toes and C. touched could not be gerund.
Among the other two options, B. stretching and D. running Stretching is a present participle (a verbal form) and running - a noun- is a gerund, since gerunds are nouns.
Although the league produced many fine players including Bonnie baker and Dorothy kamenshek. The AAGPBL declined in popularity in 1954.
