Question

Q9.Identify "the gerund" in the following sentence avoided telling him about her plans. *

avoided
telling
her plans
she​

Answer 1

A gerund is a word that is a verb and has an affix "-ing" on that word.

Avoided: this is not a gerund because it is a past tense.

Telling: this is a gerund, since the condition requirement met.

Her plans: this is not a gerund; this is a possessive word (her).

She: this is not a gerund, this is a pronoun.

So, the answer is "telling".