"Pacing" is the gerund or gerund phrase in the sentence.
What are gerund and gerund phrase ?
A verb with a -ing ending that is used as a noun is called a gerund. A gerund plus one or more modifiers, objects, or complements makes up a gerund phrase (s). Almost never do gerunds or gerund phrases need to be punctuated.
How are gerunds and gerund phrases recognized?
- A gerund will always be used to begin the sentence.
- There will either be a modifier, an object, or both in the gerund phrase.
- The entire sentence will serve as a noun.
- The word will agree in the singular with the verb.
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Mosquito "wiggler" and "tumbler" are informal terms for the larval and pupal (immature) life stages of a mosquito
Dally sneaks into the movies simply because he does like to follow the rules, even though the ticket was cheap. What this tells us about Dally is that he never likes to do things in a legal way.
Answer:
The prepositions used in the following sentences are in, across, of, from, to at, and before.
Explanation:
- in cats, dogs, and elephants
- in some reptiles
- across Ortega Bay
- of whitewashed stone
- from the local stone quy
- to the pier
- of the island
- of the boat
- from the mainland
- at the stroke of ten
- from the mainland
- to the residents
- on the island
- of the passengers on the boat
- of the boat to port
- from her father
- of his
- for many years
- of his salary
- before he retired
- for twenty years
- of his daughter
- in his footsteps
The purpose of a prepositional phrase is to connect different elements of a sentence and show the relationship between them. The only elements they must include are a preposition and an object of the preposition.
Monsoons in Bangladesh cause
schools to close for long periods, and
many kids drop out of school.
Explanation:
