In which sentence is the word sleeping a gerund?

A. My cat's favorite pastime seems to be sleeping.

B. If we make too much noise, we'll wake the sleeping baby.

C. We were sleeping peacefully in the tent when the owl's sounds frightened us.

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Yair Young

English

26 June, 10:43

In which sentence is the word sleeping a gerund?

A. My cat's favorite pastime seems to be sleeping.

B. If we make too much noise, we'll wake the sleeping baby.

C. We were sleeping peacefully in the tent when the owl's sounds frightened us.

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Lesly Whitehead · Answer 1

The correct answer is A. My cat's favorite pastime seems to be sleeping.

That is because in this case the gerund sleeping works as a noun, functioning as an object.

In which sentence is the word sleeping a gerund?A. My cat's favorite pastime seems to be sleeping.B. If we make too much noise, we'll wake the sleeping baby.C. We were sleeping peacefully in the tent when the owl's sounds frightened us.

In which sentence is the word sleeping a gerund?

A. My cat's favorite pastime seems to be sleeping.

B. If we make too much noise, we'll wake the sleeping baby.

C. We were sleeping peacefully in the tent when the owl's sounds frightened us.