Read the sentence.

Question

Hiking is a pleasant activity.

How does the underlined gerund function in the sentence?

A.
as a subject

B.
as a direct object

C.
as an appositive

D.
as an indirect object

Answer 1

The underlined gerund "Hiking" in the sentence "Hiking is a pleasant activity" functions as:

A. as a subject

In this sentence, "Hiking" is the subject that the verb "is" describes.