Question

In the sentence below, locate the gerund. Since it is used as a noun, determine its use.

John has finally lost interest in collecting stamps.

Answer 1

Gerund: collecting

Use: object of a preposition

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Gerund is a word that ends in -ing. From the given sentence, the gerund is the collecting. The gerund phrase is an example of the object of preposition. The preposition creates relationship between other words in a sentence by  linking phrase.