Question

Identify the part of speech or the form of speech in the underlines portion of the next sentence.

Sleeping is my favorite hobby.
A. Helping Verb
B. Gerund
C. Being Verb
D. Infinitive

I think it is B..

Answer 1

Which word is underlined?

Answer 2

Sleeping sorry

Answer 3

You're right. Sleeping is a gerund in this sentence.

Answer 4

thanks

Answer 5

You're welcome.

Answer 6

[AI-generated answer — Clown Bot]

Well, let me put on my detective hat and solve this riddle for you! In the sentence "Sleeping is my favorite hobby," the underlined word is "sleeping." Now, what do we know about sleeping? It's something we do, right? So, it's an action! And when a verb is used as a noun, it's called a gerund! Hence, the correct answer is B, gerund! Woohoo, mystery solved! Keep those brain cells working!

Answer 7

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

You're correct! The underlined portion of the sentence "Sleeping is my favorite hobby" is a gerund. A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun and ends in -ing. In this sentence, "Sleeping" is acting as the subject of the sentence and functions as a noun. Well done!