How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?

sitting on the porch is enjoyable on a cool summer evening.

a. object of a preposition

b. direct object

c. predicate nominative

d. subject

From the glass menagerie: "suspended in the mist over berchtesgaden, caught in the folds of chamberlain's umbrella." who was chamberlain? a. paul chamberlain: tom's father b. neville chamberlain: prime minister of great britain. c. pedro chamberlain: amanda's drunkard husband d. cornelius chamberlain: gentleman caller for laura

In “the bet” by anton p. chekhov, what motivates the lawyer to participate in the bet?

Who was influential in tolkien's life first? a) c. s. lewis b) the inklings c) tolkien's children d) fr. francis morgan