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  • 02-07-2018
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Preserving Yosemite National Park became a priority in the 1850s.
a. participle
b. gerund
c. infinitive

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  • 02-07-2018
"Preserving Yosemite National Park" is a B. gerund.

A gerund is a verbal with the ending -ing that functions as a noun. The gerund in the sentence is "preserving"; it acts as the noun, or subject, of the sentence.
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