A phrase is a group of words in a sentence that is missing the subject and verb and does not convey a complete thought.
There are many types of phrases and one such type is gerund phrase.
Gerund:
A gerund is a noun that originates from a root verb and have an –ing at the end.
Gerund phrase:
A gerund phrase is a phrase that is made up of a gerund and its modifiers. A gerund phrase acts as a noun (subject or object) in a sentence.
Example:
Swimming is my favorite hobby.
In the above example, swimming is a gerund as it originates from root verb swim plus an –ing. In this phrase a gerund is present, thus it is known as a gerund phrase.
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