Answer:
A gerund is a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun in a sentence.
Explanation:
....and as a noun, it can play the role of a subject or as an object (just as "regular" nouns do.)
S
Smoking is hazardous to one's health.
O
I enjoy playing soccer at the park.
Answer:
Miss Stephanie Crawford. As the town busybody, Miss Stephanie makes it her business to spread gossip, the meaner the better.
ABD.
Time, place, and context.
The antonym of this word is A. a follower.
When you say dissident meaning a person who loves to oppose everytime.
A provider, a protester and a contender are all synonyms of this word. A follower thus is the antonym of it because a follower never opposes. It always follows.