In which sentence is the word climbing a gerund?

a. Mr. Herrera planted climbing ivy on the side of his house.
b. The explorers were climbing up the steeply sloping mountain.
c. The children enjoyed climbing on the playground equipment.

Question

In which sentence is the word climbing a gerund? 
  
a. Mr. Herrera planted climbing ivy on the side of his house. 
 b. The explorers were climbing up the steeply sloping mountain. 
 c. The children enjoyed climbing on the playground equipment.

anonymous · Answer

What do you think? @stephaniebenitez

anonymous · Answer

It's either A or C. Just a second...

anonymous · Answer

I choose C.

anonymous · Answer

This is because "climbing" is connected to the direct object "playground equipment"

anonymous · Answer

I also checked the sentence structure on this site: http://1aiway.com/nlp4net/services/enparser/default.aspx