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bulgar [2K]
3 years ago
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Locate the gerund. Since it is used as a noun, determine its noun use. A popular pastime is backpacking.

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Travka [436]3 years ago
7 0
The gerund in the sentence provided above is backpacking. Gerunds are verbs in -ing form but function as a noun. In this sentence, it functions as a  direct object because it answers the question "what". By this, we can construct the question "What popular pastime is being talked about?".
Zepler [3.9K]3 years ago
7 0

Gerund : backpacking

Use: Predict noun

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