His passion was biking.

Example of gerund clause. Her occupation is writing. Detest dislike dread envisage hate imagine like love mind in questions and negatives miss recall regret resent risk spend start stop stand remember. In the following examples the gerund phrase is acting as the subject of the sentence.

It is formed by adding the suffix -ing to the stem of the verb. An example of a gerund act as a predicate noun would be Lola is sleeping Additional examples include. By running with a pack of safety pins Jasmines pet dog suffered some battle scars.

Complement is a word clause or a phrase that is required to complete the meaning of a sentence. Here the gerund phrase is said to be dangling because of how it is mismatched with the subject that follows. Focus on instrument It is for boxes.

I was prohibited from go there. WRONG I was prohibited from going there. My least favorite sport is jogging.

Examples of gerund phrases for each group are given below. Postal tape is for taping packages. WRONG She is confident of getting success.

Being rich has its advantages subject noun function He loves being rich direct object noun function. In football deliberately tripping an opponent is a foul. A gerund always acts as a noun.