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What sentence contains a gerund phrase a The laughing boy sat down b An interesting novel provides good entertainment c Winning the race demanded speed and endurance d You are going home?

"Winning the race demanded speed and endurance" contains a gerund phrase "winning the race," where "winning" is the gerund form of the verb "win."


What is the verb of loss?

The verb form of "loss" is "lose." It is used to indicate the act of not winning or misplacing something.


What is the function of the gerund phrase in the winning contestant diving for hours every day?

"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.


Is Brazilians proper possessive?

No, the word Brazilians is the plural noun:The Brazilians scored the winning play.The word Brazilian's is the singular possessive noun:The Brazilian's horse is a champion.The word Brazilians' is the plural possessive noun:The Brazilians' representative wishes to speak to the committee.A proper noun and a proper adjective (Brazilian pottery) is always capitalized.


Is hooray a adjective?

No, the word 'hooray' is an exclamation or interjection; a word used to express joy, approval, or encouragement.An adjective is a word used to describe a noun.Example: Hooray! They scored the winning point.the word 'hooray' is an exclamation;the word 'winning' is an adjective describing the noun 'point'.

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She knew she was going to winning the race even withought looking behind.


Who scored the winning touchdown on fourth down in the 2005 meeting between Northwestern and Purdue?

Tyrell Sutton


Which team has the all-time winning percentage in the NHL?

Montreal Canadien's followed by the Philadelphia Flyers.


Who made the game-winning field goal in the 2006 meeting between Illinois and Michigan State?

Brett Swenson


Who captained the world cup winning team of India?

Kapil Deb with the Captain of the first ODI world cup winning team of India,followed by M.S. Dhoni in the second winning. Dhoni was also the Captain of the T-20 World Cup winning team of India ever.


When did Texas first start playing Texas Tech?

In football, their first meeting was in the 1928 season with Texas winning 12-0.


How is fortuitous used in a sentence?

Ours was quite a fortuitous meeting today. The other team's fortuitous fumble allowed us the winning goal.


Who was Winning quarterback in 1997 Super Bowl?

John Elway (1997 superbowl followed the 96 season which would be Bret Favre)


Can you slide into a touchdown?

No - this was banned after 1978 when the Raiders deliberately fumbled the ball forward against San Diego for a winning touchdown.


What is Appalachian states record against Michigan?

1-0 ... the teams only meeting was in the 2007 regular season with Appalachian State winning, 34-32, in Ann Arbor.


Has Texas ever played Mississippi State in football?

Through the 2009 season, Texas and Mississippi State have met four times (1921, 1991, 1992, 1999) with each team winning twice. Their last meeting was the 1999 Cotton Bowl with Texas winning 38-11.


What tacticts were used by William at the Battle of Hastings?

They occupied the top of Senlac Hill & were winning the fight until they followed the retreating Normans down the slope....... the rest is History !!