Question 2 • *HSA 26-27 English IV A -IC
“Losing” is a gerund, a verb form ending in -ing that can act as the subject of a sentence. In “Losing one’s keys is very annoying,” the subject is the act of losing the keys, so the singular verb “is” agrees with it. “To lose” and “If one loses” do not fit this sentence structure.
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