Question

Locate the complete gerund or infinitive phrase and identify its use. Please stop making that noise! Verbal Phrase: Use:

Answer 1

Making that noise is the gerund phrase.

Step-by-step explanation:

A gerund is word that is in the verb form but ending with an -ing that makes it function as a noun. A gerund phrase is formed when the gerund pars alongside a modifier or an object or sometimes even both.

In the given sentence, the gerund phrase will be

"making a noise",

where "making" is the gerund and "a noise' is the modifier. The gerund phrase in the sentence is used as a noun.

Answer 2

The complete gerund phrase in the sentence is "making that noise". The gerund phrase is used as a noun. A gerund is a word that takes the verb form that ends in -ing, but functions as a noun in the sentence. In addition, a gerund phrase consists of the gerund plus its modifiers. The gerund in the given sentence is the word "making".