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OpenStudy (brucebaner):

How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence? During the storm, our main concern was losing electric power. A. subject B. direct object C. object of a preposition D. predicate nominative

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@KamiBug

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@k_lynn

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@KendrickLamar2014

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

@StudyGurl14

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

plz help me

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Which part is underlined?

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

losing electric power is the underlined word

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

sorry about what

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

D I believe.

OpenStudy (k_lynn):

I"m going to go with @StudyGurl14

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Predicate nominative: something that renames something else "our main concern was losing electric power." main concern is the subject. "losing electric power" is the main concern, and thus "renames" the subject

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

thx so much i really appreciate @StudyGurl14 and @k_lynn

OpenStudy (studygurl14):

Yep :)

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