Homework Help: English

Posted by asdf on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 10:00pm.

What is the gerund phrase and does it act as a direct object, subject, or etc. in the following sentence: This means time spent working was wasted.

English - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 10:24pm
The gerund is working and it's the direct object of the verb "spent."

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