True a gerund can be the object of a preposition
The word that means "an excess" in this excerpt is <u>surplus.</u>
A seems like the most logical answer.
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How did Tarry Town get its name? ... The name Tarrytown was given by the housewives of the adjacent country because the husbands would wait around the village tavern on market days. The name Sleepy Hollow comes from the drowsy dreamy influence that seems to hang over the land.
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