Read the following sentence:

Rowing in the lake is one of my father's favorite Sunday afternoon activities.

Which of the following correctly describes the verbal and its function in this sentence? (5 points)

Rowing is a gerund functioning as a noun.

Favorite is a gerund functioning as an adjective.

Activities is a participle describing afternoon.

Is one is an adjectival infinitive.

The sentence is describing rowing as being a favorite activity instead of it being used in the sentence as a verb, such as "My dad is rowing across the lake." In this way it poses as a verb because it is being described about and is the main subject of the sentence.

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ahsan57900 ahsan57900 · Answer 2 · 2021-12-21T14:23:54+01:00

Rowing is a gerund that function as a noun in the sentence.

Gerund is a form of a verb that ends with the word (ing) which is used as a noun. Gerund looks like a verb, but it acts like a noun. For example, the word swimming is an example of a gerund because it looks like a verb but it acts as a noun.

The word 'rowing' is a gerund because it looks like a verb which perform an action but it is used as a noun in the sentence so we can conclude that rowing is a gerund that function as a noun.

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