What is the function of the capitalized gerund phrase in this sentence?
"I like TAKING A SHORT SHOWER INSTEAD OF A BATH because a bath wastes more water."
A. It is the subject of the sentence
B. It is the direct object of the verb 'requires'.
C. It is a predicate nominative.
D. It is the object of the proposition 'In'.

The courage that my mother had went with her, and is with her still: rock from new england quarried; now granite in a granite hill. the golden brooch my mother wore she left behind for me to wear; i have no thing i treasure more: yet, it is something i could spare. oh, if instead she'd left to me the thing she took into the grave! - that courage like a rock, which she has no more need of, and i have. based on the 2nd stanza, how does the speaker feel about the golden brooch that was passed down from the mother to child? question 2 options: a: the speaker thinks it was a waste of money b: the speaker places a high value on the item c: the speaker never wears the brooch d: the speaker feels it could be easily replaced