direct object
There is no gerund phrase in that example.
The gerund 'swimming' is the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.
subject
No, the word 'enjoyed' is not a noun.The word enjoyed is the past tense of the verb to enjoy (enjoys, enjoying, enjoyed).The noun forms for the verb to enjoy are enjoyment and the gerund, enjoying.Example uses:Verb: We enjoyed the concert last night.Noun: Our vacation at the mountain retreat was pure enjoyment.
This would be the phrase "climbing trees." It is because this phrase works in the sentence to be the direct object.
There is no gerund phrase in that example.
The teacher encouraged reading. The gerund "reading" functions as the object of the preposition "encouraged."
The gerund 'swimming' is the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.
The gerund 'swimming' is the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.
a noun
The noun forms for the verb to enjoy are enjoyer, enjoyment, and the gerund, enjoying.
A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun. It can be used as the subject or object of a sentence. A gerund phrase includes the gerund and any modifiers or complements, and it functions as a noun in a sentence.
The gerund, laughing, is the subject of the sentence.It's the subject of the sentence.
The word 'building' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to build. The present participle of the verb also functions as an adjective and a gerund (a verbal noun).The gerund 'building' is an abstract noun as a word for the process involved in constructing or repairing structures.The gerund 'building' is a concrete noun as a word for a structure.
No, the word 'enjoyed' is not a noun.The word enjoyed is the past tense of the verb to enjoy (enjoys, enjoying, enjoyed).The noun forms for the verb to enjoy are enjoyment and the gerund, enjoying.Example uses:Verb: We enjoyed the concert last night.Noun: Our vacation at the mountain retreat was pure enjoyment.
subject
Yes. For example 'I sat in the cathedral during the choir's singing of the anthem.'