Identify how the underlined gerund is ...

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

For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.

A. subject

B. object of the preposition

C. direct object

D. predicate noun

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The sneaking turtle scrambled under the caravan.

The word sneaking is in the…

A. past tense.

B. present tense.

C. perfect tense.

D. future tense.