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.
Answer:
Where are the options...............?
I began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time
In medias res literally means, in the middle.
The story of The Iliad begins in the middle of the war.