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Natali5045456 [20]
4 years ago
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Which BEST identifies and explains the function of the word gardening as it is used in this sentence? Gardening is a pleasant an

d productive pastime for people of all ages. A) In the selected sentence, the word gardening is a gerund, and the gerund phrase functions as the subject. B) In the selected sentence, the word gardening is a gerund, and the gerund phrase functions as a direct object. C) In the selected sentence, the word gardening is a gerund, and the gerund phrase functions as a subject complement. D) In the selected sentence, the word gardening is a gerund, and the gerund phrase functions as the object of the preposition.
English
2 answers:
STatiana [176]4 years ago
7 0

A

Gerunds are verbs that act as a subject of a sentence

Phantasy [73]4 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A: In the selected sentence, the word gardening is a gerund, and the gerund phrase functions as the subject.

Explanation:

 The gerund is the<em> ing form of the verb </em>: it has the same form as the present participle: verb + ing.  A gerund  is a noun and it can have the role of a subject of a sentence , a complement of a verb, or can come after some verbs, or prepositions. In this sentence is used as the subject, and the rest of the sentence is the predicate, the description of the subject

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