What is the function of the gerund in the sentence? The teacher loves singing as a way to unwind.

The gerund is a verb that is being used as a noun in this sentence. It is telling what she does.

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the president was the speaker and it was a great part of history.

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video of the national aeronautic space administration's (nasa) coverage of president john f. kennedy’s address at rice university, houston, texas, concerning the nation's efforts in space exploration. in his speech the president discusses the necessity for the united states to become an international leader in space exploration and famously states, "we choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."