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Sergeeva-Olga [200]
3 years ago
12

A gerund phrase functions in a sentence as what?

English
2 answers:
ohaa [14]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Gerunds and gerund phrases always function as nouns.

They can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition in a sentence.

andre [41]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

A gerund is a noun made from a verb root plus -ing (a present participle). A whole gerund phrase functions in a sentence just like a noun, and can act as a subject, an object, or a predicate nominative

Explanation:

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