Joe asked me to bring his jacket.Being the accounts manager made Milo feel important.Hiking for two hours, Ashley developed blis
ters on both feet.Everyone wanted the Silver Foxes to win the championship.Fred's favorite activity is blowing bubbles to his little sister. Gerund Phrases
"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.
I feel like testing is a necessary part of life. Although it is not enjoyable, it accurately measures how much knowledge we've retained from the lesson. Sadly everything has flaws. Even though testing is the most accurate way to measure things such as reading disabilities and testing anxiety. Testing is still a great and necessary thing.
