Gerunds always end in "-ing". Running is the gerund in that sentence. It could also be written as, "Running is Ceil's favorite exercise."
running on the track!
running on the track
running on the track
for joggingThe gerund is jogging, in the prepositional phrase "for jogging." The gerund is a noun here.
Yes, it is.
The gerund phrase in this sentence is "children singing."
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "children singing." It functions as the subject complement that describes the favorite sound.
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.
The gerund phrase "children singing" acts as the subject complement, describing the sound that is the favorite. It serves to describe or specify the favorite sounds.
"children singing" is the gerund phrase in this sentence. It serves as the object of the preposition "of".
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.
"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.