Note that gerunds are used as nouns, and possessive pronouns are used with gerunds. Shelly avoided marijuana in college, because she was afraid of its leading to harder drugs.
Yes, using a gerund to begin a sentence is acceptable and can add variety to your writing. Just make sure the gerund phrase is properly structured and fits the context of the sentence.
The gerund in the sentence is "driving carelessly," which is functioning as the subject of the sentence.
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "Planning to succeed." This phrase functions as the subject of the sentence.
A gerund phrase is not considered a sentence. See below: waiting for the bus (a gerund phrase, not a complete sentence) While waiting for the bus, I like to listen to music. (complete sentence)
A gerund functions as a noun, representing an action or activity. A gerund phrase includes the gerund plus any modifiers or complements, and can act as a subject, object, or complement in a sentence.
The gerund phrase in this sentence is "children singing."
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "talking to my friend Omaha."
To better understand the role of the gerund phrase in a sentence, could you please provide the sentence you're referring to?
This would be the phrase "climbing trees." It is because this phrase works in the sentence to be the direct object.
In that sentence, "crying" functions as a noun.
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "talking to my friend." It is functioning as the object of the preposition "for."
"The harsh ringing of the alarm" is the gerund phrase in the sentence. A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun, and in this case, "ringing" is the gerund that is the subject of the sentence.