HELP ME PLEASE!

identify the word the best describes the underlined word for questions 11-20 (underlined words look like _this_ )

15. the pastry chef prepared _cookies_ and _cupcakes_ for the young guests.

a. compound subject
b. compound verb
c. compound direct object
d. compound predicate nominative

16. the Haitian revolution ended with Haitis independence _from France_ .

a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase

17. _comparing the two essays_ it is obvious that one relied on more through research.

a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase

18. _summarizing a fiction passage_ is not as easy as you might think.

a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase

19. the painter used a thin brush _to paint the foliage in the background_ .

a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase

20. only two _of his scripts_ were accepted by the television producers.

a. prepositional phrase
b. participial phrase
c. gerund phrase
d. infinitive phrase