Identify how the underlined gerund is ...

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Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:

Reading is an important skill.

A. subject

B. object of the preposition

C. direct object

D. predicate noun

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Identify the function of the infinitive phrase in parentheses.

If you were a Puritan overcharging customers and fellow settlers, you would have a major consequence (to be regarded as one of the worst kinds.)

A. noun

B. adjective

C. adverb