Fill in blank with a gerund to complete phrase. Write if it is the subject, direct object, object, predicate nominative.
The responsibility of every adult should be _____ their children from harm. protecting <--- predicate nominative
After ____ alcohol, don't drive! drinking <--- subject
______ for the exam takes a lot of time. Studying <-- subject
The city's plan is _____ that old building. fixing <--- predicate noun
or direct object
____ to tie shoelaces is difficult for a two year old. Learning <-- subject
Drinking is not the subject.
Is fixing a pn or a do?
The rest are right.
fixing is a d.o
drinking is pn?
Is drinking the direct object
So fixing is PN?
Drinking is the object of the preposition, after.
Fixing is a pn.
bad
The responsibility of every adult should be protecting their children from harm. (predicate nominative)
After drinking alcohol, don't drive! (subject)
Studying for the exam takes a lot of time. (subject)
The city's plan is fixing that old building. (predicate noun or direct object)
Learning to tie shoelaces is difficult for a two-year-old. (subject)
fixing is a d.o - no
Plan is fixing
drinking is pn? - no
After drinking,
Note that the verb is "drive." Who shouldn't drive?? What is the subject?