Yes, it is.
running on the track!
running on the track
In the sentence "Cecil's exercise is running on the track," the gerund phrase is "running on the track." A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. In this case, "running" acts as the subject of the sentence, while the phrase describes the activity associated with Cecil's exercise.
running on the track
for joggingThe gerund is jogging, in the prepositional phrase "for jogging." The gerund is a noun here.
No, "running late" is a present participle phrase, not a gerund. A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun, but "running late" describes the act of running or being late.
"Gerund" is a grammatical term for a verb that is used as a noun, for example in the sentence "I like running" in which case "running" is a gerund.
Gerunds always end in "-ing". Running is the gerund in that sentence. It could also be written as, "Running is Ceil's favorite exercise."
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.
There are 4 syllables. Run-ning - the - track.
Gerund. Yes running can be a gerund: I like running. Or it can be a verb: I am running to school.
Running the 5K race was easy for Jon because he was used to running marathons.