it is a phrase becuase a phrase is a group of words that may contain either a subject or a verb but not both and the sentence "swimming laps at the pool" only contians a subject becuase, who is swimming laps at the pool?
She is proud her son met some one. i have no idea honey you need to put what book or excerpt it is from..
B. This is answer is mentioning multiple parts which are dependent on the sentences structure.