One time I tried looking at the top shelf but couldn’t see. So as any 5 year old does I climb it. It fell on the and broke my moms glass
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According to <em>Grammarly,</em>
A gerund phrase is a phrase consisting of a gerund and any modifiers or objects associated with it. A gerund is a noun made from a verb root plus <em>ing </em>(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.
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An event causing great and often sudden damage or suffering; a disaster.
"A national economic catastrophe"
