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larisa86 [58]
3 years ago
7

Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. A popular pastime for retirees is camping near a lake.

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1 answer:
maksim [4K]3 years ago
8 0

In the sentence “A popular pastime for retirees is camping near a lake”, the gerund phrase is “camping near a lake” and its noun use or nominal function is Subject complement, since the verb of the clause “is” is a linking verb that requires a subject complement, that is, a group of words that gives information about the subject.

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