Question

What is the gerund phrase in these sentences:

Waiting took patience, but Silver let the teachers lift a woman named Maria onto his back.

Is it waiting took patience?

As a result of training with Silver, Maria now lives independently.

Now lives independently?

Answer 1

1 yes. 2 no. What is the gerund in the second sentence?

Answer 2

of training or training with Silver?

What about this one?
People with physical or emotional problems can enjoy moving around.

moving around?

Answer 3

Yes, a verb turned into a noun by adding "ing." So the phrase is...

Answer 4

So top one is training with silver and the bottom one is moving around?

Answer 5

Anonymous, I don't see the "bottom" question, but "moving" is a gerund, so the phrase is a gerund phrase.

Answer 6

http://www.owl.english.purdue.edu › … › Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives

Answer 7

How do the other men defer to Caesar? in act 2 scene 1