Gerund phrases function as...

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verbs.
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adverbs.
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adjectives.
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nouns.

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Gerund phrases function as nouns. A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing and can act as a noun in a sentence. For example, in the sentence "Swimming is fun," "swimming" is a gerund phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence.