Darius III.. he was the king of Persia at the time.
        
             
        
        
        
Answer: 1. Degree and graduated
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Answer:
preparing dinner
object of a preposition
Explanation:
In <em>very simple words</em>, gerunds are nouns (that end in -ing). As nouns, they can function as subjects and objects depending on their position in the sentence.