Question

How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence?

Try outlining for a focused approach to a paper.



A.
direct object


B.
subject


C.
object of a preposition


D.
predicate nominative

Answer 1

the underline word is outlining

Answer 2

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Answer 3

i think is B

Answer 4

No, the subject is "You". It's not present, but it is saying "You try outlining for a focused approach to a paper." When an order is given without saying who, "You" will be the subject.

Answer 5

Can't be a predicate nominative since it's not a linking verb.

Answer 6

Can't be an object of a preposition since there is no prepositional phrase before it. So what are we left with?

Answer 7

Direct object?

Answer 8

Yes, so that will be the answer.

Answer 9

thank you are very good at everything

Answer 10

Any questions as to why it is the answer, other than that we eliminated the others? And no problem :)

Answer 11

and im starting to understand a little more

Answer 12

yes what an object of a preposition

Answer 13

Well a propistional phrase is a phrase that describes the relation between things. So the man "on the platform" "on the platform" being the prepositional phrase" The object of a preposition is the last word in it that shows the relation. In this case, the object of the preposition is the word "platform". In your initial question, the phrase "to a paper' is a prepositional phrase. What would be the object of a preposition in it?

Answer 14

oohhhh now i get it thanks i did not understand that word

Answer 15

can you help me with another question

Answer 16

No problem. generally with words you don't understand, just go to google. You can usually get a fairly good description. And sure, I can help.

Answer 17

How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence?

I'm finished with mowing, so you do it for a change!



A.
predicate nominative


B.
object of a preposition


C.
appositive


D.
subject

Answer 18

underline word is mowing

Answer 19

i now it can't be c right

Answer 20

Yeah, its definitely not c. Do you think it's the subject either?

Answer 21

no because it dosen't start with you

Answer 22

Right, it's not D either. The subject in this sentence is "I".

Answer 23

so its A?

Answer 24

Nope, the linking verb in this sentence is the word "am" in the conjunction "I'm". It is actually B. The word "with" is a preposition that forms the prepositional phrase "with mowing" making "mowing" the object of the preposition. Do you understand?

Answer 25

ohh so when it ends with ing is a predicate

Answer 26

i mean object

Answer 27

Not necessarily, it just has to be the word at the end of the prepositional phrase. The "ing" can be on anything. For example, in the sentence. "You are cleaning", cleaning is a predicate nominative.

Answer 28

ohh ok

Answer 29

last one
How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence?

He hopes his hobby, cooking, will become his career.
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A.
appositive


B.
subject


C.
object of a preposition {----answer


D.
predicate nominative

Answer 30

Nope, there is no preposition to form a prepositional phrase so it can't be the object of a preposition. Look up the definition of the word "appositive".

Answer 31

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it. The appositive can be a short or long combination of words. Look at these examples: The insect, a wingspanroach, is crawling across the kitchen table.

Answer 32

So is the word cooking renaming the word hobby which is right next to it?

Answer 33

so the answer is appositive??

Answer 34

Yep, that would be it.

Answer 35

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Answer 36

No problem. If you thought I was helpful, you could always just go over to my age and give a testimonial :)

Answer 37

ok i will thanks again