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Gerunds can also function as the subject of the

sentence, the direct object, or as the subject

complement. Gerunds can also act as an object of a

preposition.

Let's look at some examples to better understand

these four different ways to use gerunds :

'Hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro is quite a challenge.' The

gerund here is 'hiking,' and it is being used as

the subject of the sentence.

'I thoroughly enjoy kayaking.' The gerund

'kayaking' is being used as a direct object

because it answers what is enjoyed after the

action verb 'enjoy.'

"My favorite exercise is running.' In this

sentence, 'running' is the gerund, and it

functions as the subject complement because it

describes the subject after the verb 'is.'