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OpenStudy (brucebaner):

How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence? Spinning around in circles is not recommended after a big meal. A. direct object B. subject C. predicate nominative D. object of a preposition

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@KendrickLamar2014

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@kobeni-chan

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@k_lynn

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

What is the underlined phrase?

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

Spinning around in circles is the underlined phrase

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

sorry about what

OpenStudy (kobeni-chan):

it should be the subject

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

that's fine, just give me a sec

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

hmm...I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I don't know if it's the subject. @Compassionate can you help us?

OpenStudy (kobeni-chan):

well a gerund is a verb that ends with -ing, and is being used as a noun

OpenStudy (kobeni-chan):

it's not part of the predicate, and it comes before the preposition "after", so I'm pretty sure it's the subject

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

so what do you think @k_lynn

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

I think I'm gonna say B, Subject. Though I'm not entirely sure

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

oh okay thx tho @k_lynn

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

yep

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

I gave you a medal for asking.

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

thx so much

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