23. The gerund phrase in the sentence below is used as a ___

Everyone enjoys watching a dolphin show.
a. subject.
b. direct object.
c. predicate nominative.
d. predicate adjective.

struggling with this one

6 answers

Which gerund phrase answers "what" after the verb? Everyone enjoys what?
Oh is it C ?
No.
A predicate nominative means the same as the subject.

What is the subject?
What is the verb?
What is the gerund phrase?
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerundphrase.htm

Read this whole page very carefully. Then decide.
The subject is the dolphin
The verb is watching
The gerund phrase is watching a dolphin show?
You have the phrase right.

But you have the subject and verb of the sentence wrong;

What are you going to do with the two words left over?