Singing is my favorite activity.   "Singing" functions as which of the following parts of speech in the sentence above?

A. While Abel Tasman is the first European credited with seeing New Zealand, James Cook is recognized for mapping the country.

B. New Zealand's national flag depicts four red stars and a silver fern.

C. Maori culture should receive more emphasis in the history curriculum of New Zealand schools.

D. The Maori people are indigenous to New Zealand.

A. After protests from feminists, Maxwell changed from a men's college to a coed college in 1982.

B. Maxwell College was founded in 1846 and established on land that was part of the estate of Reginald Ashworth, a local plantation owner who coveted a degree, but never earned one.

C. When asked about its role in the community, the current president said that Maxwell College "filled an important niche in the state's educational options."

D. Located just outside the state capital, Maxwell College occupies an area with rolling hills.

A. You go to the window because someone is knocking insistently on the front door.

B. We are planning a trip to Florida for our vacation in January.

C. She won first place at the county fair with my homemade blueberry pie recipe.

D. I wanted to visit the art museum to see the new sculpture exhibit.