Gerund and Gerund Phrase

"Husband always commends my cooking." "cooking" is a gerund that functions as the ______ in the sentence.

• subjectq

• direct object

• complement

• object of the prep

"loitering" is a gerund that functions as the ______ in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• object of the prep

"sneezing" is a gerund that functions as the ______ in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• object of the prep

"doing the same thing over and over again" is the gerund phrase that functions as the _______ in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• object of the prep

"One of your main tasks as a teacher is ensuring that everybody is able to listen to the volume of your voice when teaching."

is the gerund phrase that functions as the _______in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• object of the prep

"The audience commended the man for saving his girlfriend from the shootout." "saving his girlfriend from the shootout" is the gerund phrase that functions as the _______in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• object of the prep

"I enjoy cooking large dinners." "cooking large dinners" is the gerund phrase that functions as the _______in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• OP

"Argumentation and debate is an exchanging of ideas."

"exchanging of ideas" is the gerund phrase that functions as the _______in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• OP

"Reading any type of book is helpful when you can't fall asleep at night."

"Reading any type of book" is a gerund phrase that functions as the _______in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• OP

"moving to Italy next year." is a gerund phrase that functions as the _______in the sentence.

• subject

• direct object

• complement

• OP