<span>The correct verbal phrase is: Jogging more than a mile.
The correct type of verbal is gerund. Remember that gerunds are verbs that 1) end in -ing and 2) function as nouns. Because gerunds function as nouns, they might be used as the subject or object in a sentence. Here, "jogging' is the subject of the sentence, which is one clue that this word is a gerund.</span>
The complete verbal phrase is "jogging more than a mile" and it is a gerund. Gerunds are words that are formed from verbs but act as nouns. Words that are formed from verbs but act as nouns are called verbals.
Furthermore, gerunds are a group of words, without a subject and a verb, which function as a part of speech. Therefore, gerunds, as you can see, consist of a gerund along with all its complements and mofiers.
In this sentence Yellow and black would be the compound subject. Yellow and black are both subjects and the use of the word 'and' lets you know it is a compound subject.
Your answer is (d)"At one point, he sent lightning bolts 135 feet in the air, and the nearby city of Colorado Springs went dark when he shorted out their power system."
