​Select the gerund phrase in the sentence below. Then determine the noun function of the gerund.
Writing a research paper sounds difficult.
Gerund phrase:
sounds difficult
writing a research paper
there is no gerund phrase
Noun function:
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
subject

Respuesta :

the gerund here is "writing a research paper" (hint: look for the -ing)

and its function is that of the subject of the sentence, the rest of the sentence says something about it: (that it sounds difficult)