which of the following sentences properly uses gerund? 1. I am celebrating my birthday at Miss Rachel's Pantry. 2. Miss Rachel's Pantry is a popular restaurant for celebrating special occasions. 3. Miss Rachel's Pantry is a popular restaurant to celebrate special occasions. 4. Miss Rachel's Pantry is the popular restaurant where I celebrated my birthday last year.

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The sentence that properly uses a gerund is:

2. Miss Rachel's Pantry is a popular restaurant for celebrating special occasions.

In this sentence, "celebrating" is a gerund, which functions as a noun to indicate the activity for which the restaurant is popular.