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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence? Skating is a fun form of exercise. A. direct object B. subject C. object of a preposition D. predicate nominative

OpenStudy (igreen):

What do you think?

OpenStudy (igreen):

Skating is underlined, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

d

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (igreen):

No, D is incorrect..predicate nominatives are nouns that follow the linking verb..this gerund doesn't follow any verb..but it is a noun.

OpenStudy (igreen):

Do you know what the subject of the sentence is?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (igreen):

The subject is what the sentence is talking about..and what's that?

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