Identify how the underlined gerund is ...

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

Halim was punished for cheating.

A. subject

B. object of the preposition

C. direct object

D. predicate noun

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Identify the tense of the participle or the participial phrase in parentheses.

Hester Prynne, (having sewn the the scarlet letter on her clothes), stood on the scaffolds to face her punishment.

A. past

B. present

C. perfect