Question

Identify the gerund phrase, the subject of the verb can be.

"Eating ice cream on a hot summer day can be a messy experience"
A.) A Messy experience.
B.) Hot summer day.
C.) On a hot summer day can be a messy experience.
D.) Eating ice cream on a hot summer day.

Answer 1

i think the anwser would be D.) not sure though.

Answer 2

Eating ice cream on a hot summer day should be underlined.

A gerund phrase will begin with a gerund, an-ing word, and will include other modifiers and or objects. Gerund phrases always function as nouns( subjects, subject complements, or objects in the sentence).