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9 Mohammad Mahfooz Hussain2. The Direct Object (After an Action Verb):%u2022 Syntax:Subject + Action Verb + Gerund (or Gerund Phrase) (D.O.)o I absolutely enjoy baking.o The politician avoided answering the question.o She practices playing the piano every evening.3. The Object of a Preposition:Prepositions (like in, of, for, about, at, by, with, etc.) must always be followed by a noun. Therefore, if a Ving word immediately follows a preposition, it is almost syntactically guaranteed to be a gerund.%u2022 Syntax:[Any Clause] + Preposition + Gerund (or Gerund Phrase)o He was arrested for stealing.o She is incredibly talented at painting landscapes.o We are thinking about moving to Canada.4. The Subject Complement (Predicative gerund) (After a Linking Verb):%u2022 Syntax:Subject Noun + Linking Verb + Gerund (or Gerund Phrase)o My favourite hobby is reading.