The gerund phrase in the sentence below is used as?

Question

Everyone enjoys watching a dolphin show.

A. subject

B. direct object

C. predicate nominative

D. predicate adjective

Answer 1

A gerund is a word that is commonly used as a verb that can also be "transformed" to a noun. In English, this transformation often occurs with the ending -ing.

For example:

"Skipping makes me happy."

In this sentence, "skipping" is being used as the subject of the sentence and as a noun. However, the word "skip" is often used as a verb. "I skip to school every day."

In the question you listed above, which word is the gerund? Once we have located the gerund, we can begin to consider what role it plays in the sentence.

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