A.
Walking along the Mercer River makes one feel at peace.
B.
Glacier Point is popular for providing spectacular views.
C.
Rock climbers enjoy ascending the monolith El Capitan.
D.
In the 1850s, preserving Yosemite National Park became a priority .
1 answer
The sentence that has a gerund phrase functioning as a direct object is:
C. Rock climbers enjoy ascending the monolith El Capitan.
In this sentence, "ascending the monolith El Capitan" is the gerund phrase that acts as the direct object of the verb "enjoy."
