Which sentence has a gerund or gerund phrase that functions as the direct object of the sentence?

Which of these events inspired many of stephen crane’s writings, including the story “an episode of war”?

Questions 1–2: identify the dependent clause and circle the independent clause. 1. since carmen was so hungry, she stopped at the deli and bought a sandwich. 2. the train was running late as usual, so kristen decided to call a taxi.

Which best explains the role that the theme of freedom plays in this excerpt