Question

The sentence "Writing an essay is a complex task" begins with...
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a prepositional phrase.
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an appositive phrase.
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a gerund phrase.
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an infinitive phrase.
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Answer 1

The sentence "Writing an essay is a complex task" begins with **a gerund phrase**. "Writing" is the gerund, and it functions as the subject of the sentence.