Question

(u) I appreciate that you gave me so much of your
valuable time.
(Replace the underlined words with a
gerund construction)​

Answer 1

I appreciate you giving me so much of your valuable time.

Explanation:

• I appreciate that you gave me so much of your  valuable time.
• Gerund construction:
• I appreciate you giving me so much of your valuable time.
• A gerund is both a verb and a noun.
• When "ing" is added to a verb then it becomes a gerund form of the verb.
• he property of gerund is hat it functions as a noun.
• In the above sentence, the verb is "gave", if we add "ing" at the end of this verb then it will become giving.
• "Giving" is the gerund form of the verb gave.