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How is the -ing form used in the following sentence?

To get in shape for that marathon, Shelby started running around the block a few times each morning.

-participial phrase as an adjective
-participial phrase as a noun
-participle as an adjective
-participle as a noun
-gerund phrase as a subject
-gerund phrase as a predicate noun
-gerund phrase as direct object
-none of these

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none of these is the correct answer

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-none of these
-participle as a noun
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