Select the letter of the term that identifies the phrase in

parentheses in the following sentence: (Growing potatoes) will
surely keep farmers busy for a long time to come.
a. prepositional phrase
b. appositive phrase
c. participial phrase
d. gerund phrase
e. inifinitive phrase

2 answers

d. gerund phrase
which is a characteristic of a phrase
A it is a group of related words
B it is a complete thought
C it contains a subject and a verb
D it stands on its own