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Identify how the gerund is being used in the sentence.

Watching birds with binoculars is a popular past time in some parts of the country.

 
subject complement
 
subject
 
indirect object
 
object of a preposition
 
direct object
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nmesomtoChukwu profile picture nmesomtoChukwuApril 2019
Hi,
The gerund "watching" is used as the subject. Here's a link with more information:

https://www.dictionary.com/e/whats-a-gerund/
Berlusconi profile picture BerlusconiApril 2019
It is used as subject. In English, the gerund functions as a verbal noun which can be used either subject or object of the verb.