Yes, "parking" is a gerund. A gerund is the -ing form of a verb that functions as a noun in a sentence. In this case, "parking" can refer to the act of stopping and leaving a vehicle in a designated area. For example, in the sentence "Parking is prohibited here," "parking" serves as the subject.
It is what a gerund is not
No it is not a gerund.
No it is not a gerund.
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.
A gerund is a verb ending in -ing that functions as a noun. A gerund phrase includes the gerund, any modifiers or complements related to the gerund, and all words that come before the gerund and act as its subject. You can identify a gerund or gerund phrase in a sentence by looking for verbs ending in -ing that function as a noun.
The gerund is "Driving" and the gerund phrase is "Driving carelessly".
A gerund-maker is ing.
Examples of gerund phrases include: "Swimming in the pool" (swimming is the gerund) "Reading a book before bed" (reading is the gerund) "Eating ice cream on a hot day" (eating is the gerund)
This is not a sentence. There is no verb. ("Parking" is used as a gerund.) And I don't know what a "baement" is.If you want to make it into a sentence, you could do something like "There is free parking in the baement[sic] carpark." Of course, if you are just trying to put up a sign directing cars to the parking area rather than doing an English homework assignment, the original phrase is more than enough to adequately convey the message.
The gerund form of delay is delaying.
The gerund form of "to value" is "valuing."
The gerund form of vandal/vandalise/vandalism is vandalising.