Use the sentence to answer the question

Traveling offers the opportunity to meet new people and experience exciting cultures.

How is the gerund functioning?

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Responses

It receives the action of the verb.
It receives the action of the verb.

It modifies a noun in the sentence.
It modifies a noun in the sentence.

It is the subject of the sentence.
It is the subject of the sentence.

It describes the action of the subject.

It receives the action of the verb.

The gerund in the sentence "Traveling offers the opportunity to meet new people and experience exciting cultures" is functioning as the subject of the sentence.

The gerund "traveling" in the sentence is functioning to describe the action of the subject. It is describing the act of traveling itself, highlighting that it offers the opportunity to meet new people and experience exciting cultures.