How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?

they heard the poodle's barking from the yard.
('the poodle's barking from the yard' is underlined.)
a.
subject

b.
object of a preposition

c.
predicate nominative

d.
direct object

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noun: a temporary state of mind or feeling.

adjective: (especially of music) inducing or suggestive of a particular feeling or state of mind.

examples:

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explanation:

the hobbit: myths,legends and folktales influence world building and how the motifs of the hero and quest are developed in literature."willing suspension of disbelief" is the evidence and an exercise in which the critical intellect has been changed to uncomplaining.

the hunger games : its a story about a reality show where 24 teenagers must kill one another with spears,rocks,arrows,knives,fire and by hand.“destroying things is much easier than making them.”is the evidence which gives us message that destroying is easier and making something new is extremely difficult.