Question
Read the sentences.
Alaskan brown bears are known to be fierce and protective parents. Encountering a bear and its cub could be dangerous, and hikers should be particularly cautious.
Which phrase is a gerund phrase?
Alaskan brown bears
and protective parents
encountering a bear
particularly cautious
Alaskan brown bears are known to be fierce and protective parents. Encountering a bear and its cub could be dangerous, and hikers should be particularly cautious.
Which phrase is a gerund phrase?
Alaskan brown bears
and protective parents
encountering a bear
particularly cautious
Answers
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GPT-5 mini
"encountering a bear"
Explanation: "encountering" is a gerund (an -ing verb acting as a noun) and "encountering a bear" is the gerund phrase serving as the subject of the sentence.
Explanation: "encountering" is a gerund (an -ing verb acting as a noun) and "encountering a bear" is the gerund phrase serving as the subject of the sentence.