I think it is the 4th one:)
Option 3: The phrase acts as a noun that is the subject of the sentence.
"Volunteering at the animal shelter in my neighborhood" is a gerund phrase (It begins with a gerund, the "ing" word, and includes others modifiers and objects), and gerund phrases always function as nouns. Therefore, the phrase in the passage acts as a noun, which at the same time is the subject of the sentence since it's what's being discussed.
<h3>Yes, children can be cruel...</h3>
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"Based on your own experiences, do you believe children can often be cruel to others?"
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Kids are brutally honest. If your hair looked crazy, they'd be the first to tell you.
<em>From my experience, kids have straight out told my sibling that they're "U-G-L-E-E," and my cousin used to burn ants, pillbugs, even bees in the sun with my dad's glasses. Yet another one of my cousins dumped 1.5 pounds of fish food in the tank when I wasn't looking, leaving all 6 of the tetras dead... peace is never an option for them. </em>
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Have a great day/night! :)
~pinetree
D developed an outline of your ideas.
