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What does the gerund phrase "volunteering at the

animal shelter" contribute to the text?
The phrase conveys significant interest and variety.
er
The phrase adds a specific detail about time and
place.
The phrase acts as a noun
that is the subject of the
sentence.
The phrase adds more details by providing a direct
object.

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Option 3: The phrase acts as a noun that is the subject of the sentence.

"Volunteering at the animal shelter in my neighborhood" is a gerund phrase (It begins with a gerund, the "ing" word, and includes others modifiers and objects), and gerund phrases always function as nouns. Therefore, the phrase in the passage acts as a noun, which at the same time is the subject of the sentence since it's what's being discussed.

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