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how is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?

(note: "sitting on the porch" is underlined)

sitting on the porch is enjoyable on a cool summer evening.

a. direct object b. subject c. predicate nominative d. object of a preposition

The correct answer is option D.

Because there is a preposition where the noun completes the meaning of the sentence "Sitting on the porch"

On: being the preposition.

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.