How is the gerund used in the sentence?
Watching TV is my favorite pastime.
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Subject Complement
Subject Complement
Subject
Subject
Direct object
Direct object
Object of a Preposition
Subject
The gerund "watching" is used in the sentence as the subject.
In the sentence, "Watching TV is my favorite pastime," the gerund is "watching." A gerund is a verb form that ends in "-ing" and functions as a noun in a sentence. It is formed by adding "ing" to the base form of a verb.
To determine how the gerund is used in the sentence, we can look at the role it plays. Here, "watching TV" is the subject of the sentence. It is what the sentence is about or what the speaker is talking about. Therefore, the correct answer is "Subject"