Select the sentence that uses a gerund phrase as a predicate noun. Christa chose to write a literary critique of the novel Olive
r Twist. The main character of this book does not change at all. The student receiving the achievement award should represent his class. Earning money has been a difficult task this summer. Choose your words with great care. My job is leading people to their seats in the auditorium.
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.
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