How do i properly identify if a gerund(jer-und) is a subject, direct object, object of a preposition, or a predicate noun in any sentence? I just need clues to look for that may help me identify what the gerunds are used as.

a pirate walks into a bar with a steering wheel sticking out of his pants.

bartender: isn't that uncomfortable?

pirate: arrgh! it's drivin' me nuts!

what are the choises i cant answer without choises

first of all the mood needs to be defined: it is obviously a mood of deceitful relief and serenity. why? because the cape horn is one of the most violent maritime regions of earth and although it has been left behind, it is a personification of ahab’s delirium and the fact that the end of the passage speaks about it about being “hidden” but “raving” immediately conveys the feeling the calm is not permanent but fleeting.

furthermore, the oxymoron “mild stun'sails” is the first instance of such feeling as the adjective “mild” is associated with “stunned” underscoring the fleeting nature of this “tranquil” moment. and the contrasts keep piling up, with the opposition between “dark den” and “blessed light and air” to end with the final conclusion that leaves the reader with the uneasy knowledge that this is just a reprieve.

perseus's grandfather tries to drown him

perseus takes the eye of the grey woman

perseus cuts off medusa's head

perseus rescues andromada

perseus turns polydeuces to stone