Question

fighting for a losing cause made them depressed. what is the gerund?
○ cause
○ losing
○ fighting
○ depressed
question 22
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fighting for a losing cause made them depressed. how does the gerund function?
○ object of the preposition
○ subject
○ predicate noun
○ direct object

Explanation:

For the first question: A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that acts as a noun. In the sentence, "Fighting" is the -ing form functioning as the core noun/action driving the sentence, while "Losing" is a participle modifying "cause", "Cause" is a common noun, and "Depressed" is an adjective.
For the second question: The gerund "Fighting (for a losing cause)" is the entity performing the action "made", so it serves as the subject of the sentence. It does not act as an object of a preposition, predicate noun, or direct object here.

Answer:

1. Fighting
2. Subject