I think it is A direct object
The gerund 'swimming' is the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.
When an -ing verb is used as a noun, it's a gerund. "Jogging" is a gerund in that sentence.
This would be the phrase "climbing trees." It is because this phrase works in the sentence to be the direct object.
Yes--"playing" in that context is a gerund.
subject
The gerund phrase in this sentence is "children singing."
An example of an appositive gerund is "Running, his favorite pastime, helped him stay in shape." In this sentence, "Running" serves as an appositive gerund that renames "his favorite pastime."
"Swimming is my favorite sport."
"children singing" is the gerund phrase in this sentence. It serves as the object of the preposition "of".
It is a verb that acts as a noun.
There are two nouns in the sentence:drawing (a gerund)show
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "children singing." It functions as the subject complement that describes the favorite sound.
The gerund phrase in this sentence is "children singing.", serving as the subject complement after the linking verb "is."
It is a gerund in the sentence, "Reading is her favorite pastime." It is a present participle in "'Crime and Punishment' is what she is currently reading ."
Gerunds always end in "-ing". Running is the gerund in that sentence. It could also be written as, "Running is Ceil's favorite exercise."
The gerund phrase "children singing" acts as the subject complement, describing the sound that is the favorite. It serves to describe or specify the favorite sounds.
Children singing