A gerund is the -ing form of a verb used as a noun, like the subject in the following:
Bicycling is a good exercise.
Yes. English verbals include infinitives, participles and gerunds, so infinitive phrases, participial phrases and gerund phrases are all verbal phrases.
A gerund begins with a verb and a -ing after the verb.A gerund phrase is a phrase that includes the gerund and the rest of the sentence.
The gerund is "Driving" and the gerund phrase is "Driving carelessly".
A gerund verbal may only be used as a noun.
Yes, "talking to my friend" is the gerund phrase.
prepositional phrase
Yes. English verbals include infinitives, participles and gerunds, so infinitive phrases, participial phrases and gerund phrases are all verbal phrases.
A gerund begins with a verb and a -ing after the verb.A gerund phrase is a phrase that includes the gerund and the rest of the sentence.
The gerund is "Driving" and the gerund phrase is "Driving carelessly".
A gerund verbal may only be used as a noun.
for joggingThe gerund is jogging, in the prepositional phrase "for jogging." The gerund is a noun here.
This would be the phrase "climbing trees." It is because this phrase works in the sentence to be the direct object.
Gerund phrases consist of a gerund (a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun) along with its modifiers and complements. They can serve as subjects, objects, or complements in sentences. For example, "Swimming in the pool" is a gerund phrase where "swimming" acts as a noun.
Yes, "talking to my friend" is the gerund phrase.
There is no gerund phrase in that example.
A gerund phrase becomes an action verb by appending the suffix, "ing" to a noun.
The first part of the sentence, "winning the race", is a gerund phrase, and "winning" is the gerund. "Winning the race demanded speed and endurance" is an entire sentence, because it contains a subject (the gerund phrase) and a verb (demanded).