What is the gerund phrase in each of these sentences, and is it the subject, object of a preposition, or a direct object? 1. skilled players increase spectators’ enjoyment by adding action to the game. 2. the home team advanced by passing the ball toward the goal line.

i think it is option 1

i would say c, admiration because the narrator related to the main character and she, too, once felt ashamed about her culture and wished to be an american girl to impress a boy. she felt admiration because her mom prepared her favorite foods when her and robert's (the guy she liked) family all came together and had a family reunion.