Question 5(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points) (02.07 MC) Which of the following sentences properly uses a gerund? I am celebrating my birthday at Miss Rachel's Pantry. Miss Rachel's Pantry is a popular restaurant for celebrating special occasions. Miss Rachel's Pantry is a popular restaurant to celebrate special occasions. Miss Rachel's Pantry is the restaurant where I celebrated my birthday last year.

## Step 1<br />A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun in a sentence. It can act as a subject, an object, or a complement.<br /><br />## Step 2<br />In the sentence "Miss Rachel's Pantry is a popular restaurant for celebrating special occasions", the gerund "celebrating" is used as a noun, acting as the object of the preposition "for". This is a correct use of a gerund.<br /><br />## Step 3<br />In the sentence "Miss Rachel's Pantry is a popular restaurant to celebrate special occasions", the gerund celebrate" is used as an infinitive, not a gerund. This is not a correct use of a gerund.<br /><br />## Step 4<br />In the sentence "Miss Rachel's Pantry is the restaurant where I celebrated my birthday last year", the verb "celebrated" is used in its past tense form, not as a gerund. This is not a correct use of a gerund.<br /><br />## Step 5<br />In the sentence "I am celebrating my birthday at Miss Rachel's Pantry", the verb "celebrating" is used in its present continuous form, not as a gerund. This is not a correct use of a gerund.