I seriously need help with these 10 homework problems: ENGLISH?

Question

Identify each gerund in the following sentences. Then write how each is used: subject, predicate nominative, direct object, or object of a preposition. (EX.) Instead of driving, let's walk. (ANS.) driving--object of a preposition.

1. Her laughing attracted my attention.
2. By studying, you can improve your grade.
3. Why did the birds stop chirping?
4. Writing in my journal has helped me understand myself better.
5. Frowning, Dad said that we had to finish our homework before we could go skating.
6. Yvette's favorite exercise is hiking.
7. Before leaving the beach, we sat and watched the fading light.
8. Yesterday, Mrs. Jacobs was discussing flying.
9. One of Alvin's bad habits is boasting.
10. Without knocking, the crying child threw open the door.


[Please put the percentage of how sure those answers are correct. This is very important and I cannot do it at all.]

Answer 1

1. laughing, subject
2. studying, object of a preposition.
3. chirping, direct object
4. Writing, subject
5. skating, direction object
6. hiking, predicate nominative
7. leaving, object of a preposition
8. flying, direct object
9. boasting, predicate nominative
10. knocking, object of a preposition

I feel 99% confident in these answers, and if you send me a message, I'll be happy to explain any of them.

If this or another answer here proves helpful in your research, you can encourage good answers by choosing one answer as the "best answer."

Cheers,
Bruce

Answer 2

The following are NOT gerunds.

5. Frowning
7. Fading
10. Crying

First of all, ANYTHING with an -ing is called a present participle.
Secondly, a present participle can be 3 things: a part of a verb phrase, an adjective, or a gerund.

A part of a verb phrase is usually present continuous, something happening NOW. The birds ARE SINGING. The girl IS CRYING.

An adjective tells about the person or thing.

Q: "Which dog do you want to kill?"
A: "The BARKING dog.

The CRYING child. The SQUEALING pig. These say "which one" by describing the thing.

A gerund is a present participle acting like a noun. If you can say "I like X-ing" it is a gerund.

I like RUNNING/EATING/KISSING.

Here are two gerunds in one sentence.

KISSING while RUNNING is difficult.

Notice in these cases, nobody is doing the action (running/kissing). We are just talking about it.

CHASING people with axes is not nice.

Answer 3

1. laughing
2. studying
3. chirping
4. writing
5. frowning, skating
6. hiking
7. leaving
8. discussing, flying
9. boasting
10. knocking
its just the -ing words according to google..
90% sure

Answer 4

sry cant help