Question

Read sentence 11.

After Yates married William Ward Yates in 1889, she had two children and stayed devoted to learning and literature.

How is the underlined gerund used in this sentence?

A.
as the object of a prepositional phrase

B.
as an adjective modifying literature

C.
as the verb in an infinitive phrase with to

D.
as the main verb in the sentence

Answer 1

A. "Learning" is a gerund functioning as the object of the preposition "to" in the prepositional phrase "to learning and literature."