Answer:
preparing dinner
object of a preposition
Explanation:
In <em>very simple words</em>, gerunds are nouns (that end in -ing). As nouns, they can function as subjects and objects depending on their position in the sentence.
You must buy 8 packages because 35 divided by 5 is 7. But there is one left so you need another package. Therefore you need to buy 8 packages
To study history & philosophy she experienced the disintegration of free inquiry and the takeover of the university by communist thugs.
A speech uses emotional appeal
