In the sentence "Painting the old fence took our whole Saturday," what job does the phrase "Painting the old fence" do?

What function does "Collecting rainwater in barrels" serve in "Collecting rainwater in barrels saves the garden during dry weeks"?

In "To argue with the referee only wastes time," what role does "To argue with the referee" play?

In "Reading the safety card carefully prevented a costly mistake," what job does "Reading the safety card carefully" do?

How does "Hiking the ridge trail" function in "Hiking the ridge trail exhausted everyone in our group"?

In "To finish the model before midnight became our only goal," what job does "To finish the model before midnight" do?

In "Riding the early ferry costs less than driving around the bay," what job does "Riding the early ferry" do?

What role does "To photograph a snow leopard" play in "To photograph a snow leopard requires patience and luck"?

In "Marcus enjoys building model bridges after school," what job does the phrase "building model bridges" do?

What function does "announcing the winners" serve in "The committee postponed announcing the winners until Friday"?

In "Nadia hopes to visit her cousins in Ohio this summer," what job does "to visit her cousins in Ohio" do?

In "Our coach avoids scheduling practice on game days," what role does "scheduling practice on game days" play?

How does "rehearsing the final scene" function in "The stage crew began rehearsing the final scene yesterday"?

In "Devon promised to return the borrowed calculator by Thursday," what job does "to return the borrowed calculator" do?

In "We finished sanding the tabletop before lunch," what function does "sanding the tabletop" serve?

What role does "to share a locker" play in "The twins refuse to share a locker this year"?

In "Her greatest ambition is running a marathon on every continent," what job does "running a marathon on every continent" do?

What function does "carrying the crates upstairs" serve in "The hardest part of the job was carrying the crates upstairs"?

In "My plan for Saturday is to repair the leaking faucet," what role does "to repair the leaking faucet" play?

How does "finishing above fifth place" function in "The team's goal this season is finishing above fifth place"?

In "His only wish that morning was to sleep another hour," what job does "to sleep another hour" do?

What role does "hearing the whole crowd sing along" play in "The biggest surprise was hearing the whole crowd sing along"?

In "Our first task tomorrow will be to label every box," what function does "to label every box" serve?

In "The dog barking at the mail truck woke the whole street," what job does "barking at the mail truck" do?

What function does "hoping for a spot in the band" serve in "Students hoping for a spot in the band must audition Monday"?

In "The letter written in careful cursive surprised my grandmother," what role does "written in careful cursive" play?

In "The person to ask about tickets is standing by the door," what job does "to ask about tickets" do?

How does "damaged by the spring flood" function in "The bridge damaged by the spring flood reopened last week"?

In "Guests wanting a second helping should join the line now," what function does "wanting a second helping" serve?

In "The players chosen for the tournament practiced twice a day," what job does "chosen for the tournament" do?

What role does "Grinning at the camera" play in "Grinning at the camera, my brother held up the trophy"?

In "He handed me a list of chores to finish before dinner," what job does "to finish before dinner" do?

In "Elena went to the library to finish her research paper," what job does "to finish her research paper" do?

What function does "to buy a used bike" serve in "Jamal saved his allowance for months to buy a used bike"?

In "The city widened the road to reduce morning traffic jams," what role does "to reduce morning traffic jams" play?

In "Sofia woke an hour early to review her notes," what job does "to review her notes" do?

How does "to block the streetlight glare" function in "Our neighbors installed thick curtains to block the streetlight glare"?

In "The pilot circled the field twice to check the wind direction," what function does "to check the wind direction" serve?

In "Rosa stayed after class to ask about the assignment," what role does "to ask about the assignment" play?

In "The workers stacked sandbags along the bank to hold back the rising river," what job does "to hold back the rising river" do?