My screaming into the darkness attracted the rescue squad. The gerund phrase in this sentence is acting as
subject
direct object
appositive
object of the preposition
predicate nominative

Respuesta :

Answer: subject

Explanation:

A gerund is a noun formed by a verb root plus the present participle ing. A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and its modifiers or objects, it functions as a noun, and it can act as a subject, an object, or a predicate nominative.

In this example, the gerund phrase is "My screaming into the darkness," which functions as a subject noun and takes the third-person singular verb "attracted"