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How is the gerund you identified in the previous question used in the sentence?
Answered by Writeacher
What previous question?
What is the sentence?
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hich word or words from the following sentence is used as a gerund?

By stealing a summerstick, Gluskabe was able to defeat Old Man Winter and bring back summer for a short time.
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http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm

Which word is the obvious gerund in that sentence?