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).
there is no phrase, the gerund is catching.
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This would be the phrase "climbing trees." It is because this phrase works in the sentence to be the direct object.
there is no phrase, the gerund is catching.
The laughing boy: adjective phrase An interesting novel: adjective phrase Good entertainment: adjective phrase Winning the race: gerund phrase Going home: verb and object.
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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 winning contestant" would be the subject phrase, with the gerund, "winning" functioning as the adjective to describe the contestant. "Diving for hours every day" would be a prepositional phrase, with the gerund, "diving" acting as the object of the prepositional phrase. "Diving" in this case would be the object because it receives the action of the preposition. It's also important to note that this phrase would be a sentence fragment. Although gerunds are often present in verb phrases, they usually need a helping verb with them to act as a verb.
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The gerund in the sentence is "driving carelessly," which is functioning as the subject of the sentence.
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.
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "talking to my friend in Omaha," which functions as the object of the preposition "for."