A gerund looks like a verb which ends in -ing, but it functions as a noun in a sentence. A predicate noun follows a linking verb, such as <em>to be, to seem, </em>etc. So, among all these examples, the only gerund phrase which is used as a predicate noun is found in the last sentence, and the gerund is leading, whereas the whole phrase is leading people to their seats.
Smidgen means a small amount of something.
noun , informal
a small amount : bit <a smidgen of salt> <a smidgen of common sense>
I would say "My Dog Ate My Homework and Other Stories"
A. This answers states that he traveled everywhere in India, affecting all types of people.
