Gerund clauses represent a specific type of subordinate clause whose structure is based on a non-finite form. Moreover, depending on the type of ve...

Gerund clauses represent a specific type of subordinate clause whose structure is based on a non-finite form. Moreover, depending on the type of verbal transitivity employed in the main clause, the Gerund Clause will have specific syntactic functions. Bearing this information in mind, read the sentence below: 'People in general prefer not talking about politics in social occasions.' The gerund form in the sentence above was used as:


subject
direct object
indirect object
object of a preposition
none of the above