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​Select the gerund phrase in the sentence below. Then determine the noun function of the gerund.

Writing a research paper sounds difficult.

Gerund phrase:

sounds difficult

writing a research paper

there is no gerund phrase

Noun function:

object of the preposition

direct object

predicate noun

subject

Verified Answer :

the gerund here is "writing a research paper" (hint: look for the -ing)

and its function is that of the subject of the sentence, the rest of the sentence says something about it: (that it sounds difficult)

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