Her brother lives near the sea. it makes him happy.

which sentence combines the two sentences using a gerund phrase?

a. her brother lives near the sea, it makes him happy.
b. living near the sea makes her brother happy.
c. it makes her brother happy to live near the sea.
d. living happily, her brother lives near the sea.
i think it's b

Your answer is right. In fact, this sentence preserves the ideas of the two sentences to be combined and it also used the gerund phrase "living near the sea" correctly. Moreover, the receiver of the action is given emphasis as what the first sentence does.

The second option is the right answer.

Explanation:

External conflict is characterized as a struggle between characters, or a struggle between a character and something physical and palpable. An example of this is the struggle between Leamas and Mundt.

An internal conflict, on the other hand, is a conflict that occurs within a character's mind, a conflict between thoughts, feelings and concepts that the character himself has. An example of this is the internal conflict that Leamas feels when he reflects on his tiredness and death.