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    The document discusses how gerunds can function as different parts of speech in sentences. It provides examples of gerunds functioning as the subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of a preposition. Specifically, it lists sentences where the gerund is the subject, direct object, subject complement after the linking verb "is", and object of the preposition to illustrate the different roles gerunds can take on in a sentence.

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    The document discusses how gerunds can function as different parts of speech in sentences. It provides examples of gerunds functioning as the subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of a preposition. Specifically, it lists sentences where the gerund is the subject, direct object, subject complement after the linking verb "is", and object of the preposition to illustrate the different roles gerunds can take on in a sentence.

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    · GERUND FUNCTIONING AS SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE

    1. Reading is relaxing.

    2. Swimming helps me unwind.

    3. Writing is an exchange of ideas.

    · GERUND FUNCTIONING AS DIRECT OBJECT

    4. My sister avoids cooking.

    5. The team practiced kicking.

    · GERUND FUNCTIONING AS SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

    6. Sharing a part of your time and skills willingly without reservations is volunteering.

    7. What Jessica heard was the footing of a man.

    8. His favorite activity is reading.

    · GERUND FUNCTIONING AS OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

    9. My love for reading was immediate.

    10. After studying, we took a break.

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