Which sentence does NOT use a gerund?

A) Shopping is my favorite thing to do on the weekend.
B) Nancy enjoys walking around her neighborhood each evening.
C) Peter is exercising because he wants to be on the lacrosse team.
D) Libraries are a great place for studying because they are usually quiet.

To identify the sentence that does NOT use a gerund, we need to understand what a gerund is. A gerund is a verb form that acts as a noun and ends in "-ing."

Let's analyze each sentence:

A) Shopping is my favorite thing to do on the weekend.
In this sentence, "Shopping" is a gerund because it functions as a noun. It is the subject of the sentence.

B) Nancy enjoys walking around her neighborhood each evening.
In this sentence, "walking" is a gerund because it functions as a noun. It is the object of the verb "enjoys."

C) Peter is exercising because he wants to be on the lacrosse team.
In this sentence, "exercising" is a gerund because it functions as a noun. It is the subject of the sentence.

D) Libraries are a great place for studying because they are usually quiet.
In this sentence, "studying" is not a gerund. It is a present participle used as an adjective to modify the noun "place."

Therefore, the sentence that does NOT use a gerund is D) Libraries are a great place for studying because they are usually quiet.

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