Question

Fill in the blanks with gerund.
1)_is my favourite sports.
2)He loved _.​

Answer 1

1. this

2. it

i hope this helps you

Answer 2

The answers to the given questions are as follows -

• Cycling is my favourite sport.
• Here, the cycling (verb+ing) word doesn't act as a verb in the given sentence. It acts a noun here. That's why, we can call this a gerund. This gerund is suitable in the given sentence.

• He loved swimming.
• Here, the swimming (verb+ing) word doesn't act as a verb in the given sentence. It acts a noun here. That's why, we can call this a gerund. This gerund is suitable in the given sentence.

• Other gerunds can be also used in the given two sentences. We just have to keep in mind that the used gerund matches with the context of the given sentence.