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How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?

Josh's plan, rushing the passer, seemed sound to us.
A. direct object
B. object of a preposition
C. appositive
D. subject

'rushing the passer' is underlined.

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HELP PLEASE, WILL GIVE MEDAL FOR ISSISTANCE
How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence? 

Josh's plan, rushing the passer, seemed sound to us.
 A. direct object
 B. object of a preposition
 C. appositive
 D. subject

'rushing the passer' is underlined.

anonymous · Answer

assistance****

foreverjennnicole · Answer

C! It's not a direct object, there is no preposition in the sentence at all and "Josh's plan" is the subject. If you look up the definition of appositive it fits this perfectly.

anonymous · Answer

Oh, thank you! I really suck at questions like these .-.

foreverjennnicole · Answer

You can always look up the definitions to your answer choices and see which one best fits the question when you're not sure. Thanks for the medal :)