A verbal phrase of a sentence is the part of that sentence which contains a verb, and an object (direct or indirect). A verbal phrase will function as the verb in the sentence irrespective of there being more than one word. The sentence “my objective was writing an eloquent speech” has ” writing an eloquent speech” as its verbal phrase and this will also act as the subject complement of the sentence

Explanation: When referring to the direction of a magnetic field, it is assumed towards the north pole as recorded by the compass needle. By convection, therefore, the field lines begin at the north pole and converge at the south pole.

Nitrogen, Arsenic, and Bismuth are group 5A (or group 15 VA) elements, also called pnictogens, and have five valence electrons each.

Homeostasis is the process by which the body seeks to maintain a near-constant internal temperature while considering the external temperature of the body. This negates option D.

This means the body’s temperature may fluctuate, so A is wrong.

Dynamic equilibrium is inaccurate because two extreme temperatures cannot exist simultaneously within and outside the human body.