How is the gerund used in the sentence?

All units will remain here for processing.

A.
subject

B.
object of a preposition

C.
direct object

D.
predicate nominative

Question

How is the gerund used in the sentence? 

All units will remain here for processing.
  
 
 

 
 

  

  A. 
  subject   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  object of a preposition   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
  direct object   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  predicate nominative

anonymous · Answer

B I think

solomonzelman · Answer

I have given the link to the gerund definition (the easiest one to read I found). http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/gerund_phrase.htm (the last word, processing, is meant here as a noun) the subject here is: units the direct object here is: processing it is not a predicate nominate either: http://grammarist.com/grammar/predicate-nominatives/

solomonzelman · Answer

connection rocks on this website-:(

anonymous · Answer

You can use a gerund as the subject, the complement, or the object of a sentence.

solomonzelman · Answer

I was thinking you are also correct:)

solomonzelman · Answer

* was also thinking*

solomonzelman · Answer

it wouldn't make sense for a gerund to be just a direct object, or just a subject...