Question

Locate the gerund and identify its noun use. besides eating, what does your baby sister do? subject direct object predicate nominative object of a preposition

Answer 1

The correct answer is object of the preposition. This is 100% correct.

Answer 2

A gerund is a noun made from a verb by using '-ing' at the end. In this sentence, 'eating' used as a category of activity is the gerund. Eating is the object of the preposition.