Question

How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?

Spinning around in circles is not recommended after a big meal.

A.
direct object

B.
object of a preposition

C.
subject

D.
predicate nominative

Answer 1

Which is underlined?

Answer 2

Spinning around in circle @TinyLittleHelper

Answer 3

So, the verb is "is," right? If the gerund phrase is before the verb, then 3 answers are ruled out. What is it?

Hint: The predicate is the verb and everything after it.

Answer 4

'_'

Answer 5

@Sabu ,
Heed this sentence:
I walked my dog in a circle.
Okay, so a direct object is the noun describing the verb. The direct object here is "my dog."

The object of a preposition is the noun describing, well, the preposition.
Oh, and a preposition would be like in, around, under, out, etc.
The object of the preposition would be "a circle." The preposition is "in."
The subject is the main noun or phrase that the sentence is talking about. The subject here is "I" because "I" am being talked about in the sentence.
A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun which follows the verb and describes or renames the subject. It is another way of naming the subject, and it follows a linking verb.
We don't have one of those here.

So, "Spinning around in circles" is a gerund phrase, used as a noun. Based on this information, what would this be used as?