The sentence "Playing lacrosse is my current obsession" begins with...

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a prepositional phrase.
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a gerund phrase.
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a participial phrase.
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an infinitive phrase.
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The sentence "Playing lacrosse is my current obsession" begins with a gerund phrase. The phrase "Playing lacrosse" functions as a noun in this context, which is characteristic of gerunds.