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Which sentence uses a gerund phrase as its subject?
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Finding the treasure is foremost in the minds of the mutineers.
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Discovering a human skeleton frightened the pirates.
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All answers are correct.
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Holding Jim hostage is part of Silver's strategy.
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Finding the treasure is foremost in the minds of the mutineers.
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Discovering a human skeleton frightened the pirates.
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All answers are correct.
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Holding Jim hostage is part of Silver's strategy.
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The sentence that uses a gerund phrase as its subject is:
**Finding the treasure is foremost in the minds of the mutineers.**
In this sentence, "Finding the treasure" is a gerund phrase functioning as the subject.
The other sentences also contain gerunds but do not have gerund phrases as their subjects. Thus, while all answers contain gerund usage, only the first sentence fits the criteria you specified.
**Finding the treasure is foremost in the minds of the mutineers.**
In this sentence, "Finding the treasure" is a gerund phrase functioning as the subject.
The other sentences also contain gerunds but do not have gerund phrases as their subjects. Thus, while all answers contain gerund usage, only the first sentence fits the criteria you specified.
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