The underlined phrase "Selling the hippo meat" is a gerund. Gerunds are formed from verbs and function as nouns in a sentence. In this case, "selling" acts as the subject of the sentence.
Identify the underlined verbal or verbal phrase as a gerund, a participle, or an infinitive.
Selling the hippo meat brings a large profit to the hunters. With the underline part being "Selling the hippo meat"
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