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Which sentence contains a gerund? Some baseball teams are successful because they acquire players reaching for their highest potential.

Some baseball teams are successful because they acquire players reaching for their highest potential.

Watching little league baseball is a favorite pastime of people who appreciate summer.
Watching little league baseball is a favorite pastime of people who appreciate summer.

Playing baseball with his friends, Noah decided he needed a new bat and glove.
Playing baseball with his friends, Noah decided he needed a new bat and glove.

The number one leader in runs scored for his team is batting first in today's game.

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All of the sentences provided contain gerunds. Here’s the breakdown:

  1. "reaching" in the first sentence functions as a gerund.
  2. "Watching" in the second sentence is a gerund.
  3. "Playing" in the third sentence is also a gerund.
  4. "batting" in the fourth sentence is a gerund.

Thus, each sentence includes a gerund.

pick only one

The sentence that contains a gerund is:

"Watching little league baseball is a favorite pastime of people who appreciate summer."

In this sentence, "Watching" is the gerund.