The hatchet itself probably represents survival
Answer:
I will immediately inform the authorities in my location about the impending volcanic activity I have noticed so that I together with the other people living near me could evacuate the place before fatal incidents occur.
The gerund phrases are:
- "Being the accounts manager" (Subject)
- "blowing bubbles to his little sister" (Subjet Complement)
Gerund phrases begin with a gerund or -ing word, and include other modifiers and objects. They function as nouns, and can be the subject, subject complement or direct object of the sentence.
The rest of the alternatives are not gerund phrases because options one and three possess an infinitive verb ("to bring" and "to win"), and "Hiking for two hours" is a present participle clause.
