Question

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Which boldfaced term indicates a gerund?

A.) Martin, he'd be there soon, prepared for the difficult discussion.

B.) us all that she was angry, Liza got the last laugh.

C.) The exercise we all avoid is .

D.) You should take the class.

Answer 1

A Gerund is a word ending with a -ing and functions as a noun therefore your answer is C) The exercise we all avoid is running. Running ends with a -ing and its the only one that functions as a noun. Hope I helped! Thanks for asking us here at Brainly, Please feel free to ask any more questions!

Answer 2

Answer: C) Running

Explanation: a gerund is a type o verbal noun, it means that is a verbal form (that ends in -ing) that acts like a verb in terms of accepting modifiers such as adverbs, but the whole clause (sometimes just one word), acts like a noun.

In the provided sentences the only one that shows an -ing form acting like a noun, is the option C: The exercise we all avoid is running, notice that we can change the word "running" to be the subject of the sentence: "Running, is the exercise we all avoid". In the first and second options, the -ing form acts as participles, and in the last one as an adjective.