Write five sentences, each containing one or more gerund phrases.

1. Running is one of my favorite sports.

Running is the gerund in the sentence because it is a verb that functions as a noun. In this sentence it is the subject of the sentence.

2. I can't believe that people like running.

Running is the gerund in the sentence because it is used as a noun. It is the direct object of the verb like. One way to check is to substitute another word that you know is a noun. For example, I can't believe that people like horses. Since horses is a noun and works correctly in this sentence, we know that running is also used as a noun.

3. A dangerous sport is climbing.

Climbing is the gerund. It is used as the subject complement in the sentence.

4. Many teenagers are in love with sleeping.

Sleeping is the gerund. It is the object of the preposition with. Only nouns or pronouns can be objects of the preposition.

5. Crying makes my eyes red and puffy.

Crying is the gerund. It is the subject of the sentence.

A gerund is a verb that is used as a noun. It always ends in -ing. Note: not all verbs ending in -ing are gerunds.

the answer should be the first one. "many people find his lyrics very moving."

it by far makes the most grammatical sense and is very objective, removing any first person from the original sentence and keeping with the sentence fluency.

what are the words supposed to be listed?