Question

Which word or words from the following sentence is used as a gerund? By stealing a summerstick, Gluskabe was able to defeat Old Man Winter and bring back summer for a short time. stealing

was able
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bring

Answer 1

The correct answer is STEALING.
A gerund refers to a verb form which functions as a noun. In English language, gerunds usually end with 'ing'. Looking at the sentence given above, you will notice that the word 'stealing' is a verb, which has 'ing' added to it. Thus, the gerund in the sentence given above is 'stealing'. Note that all gerunds end with 'ing'.