a noun
The gerund 'swimming' is the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.
The gerund 'swimming' is the DIRECT OBJECT of the sentence.
To better understand the role of the gerund phrase in a sentence, could you please provide the sentence you're referring to?
In that sentence, "crying" functions as a noun.
The gerund, laughing, is the subject of the sentence.It's the subject of the sentence.
Yes, "wondering" can function as a gerund, which is a verb form that functions as a noun in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "I enjoy wondering about the mysteries of the universe," "wondering" is a gerund.
Yes, "conjuring" is a gerund in the sentence. Gerunds are verbs that function as nouns and end in -ing. In this case, "conjuring" is the subject of the sentence.
subject
There is no gerund phrase in that example.
Gerunds are used as nouns. In this case, the gerund (laughing) is the subject of the sentence.
object of pre
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.