Question

Is the capitalized sentence below a gerund phrase

participial phrase or infinitive phrase?

LIVING IN SALT LAKE CITY was Laetitia’s dream.

And is the caps phrase below used as an Adjective, Noun or an Adverb?

FRUSTRATED BY THE WOMAN'S RESPONSE, the border guard repeated his question.

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Answer 1

1. Gerund phrase
2. Adjective

Answer 2

LIVING IN SALT LAKE CITY is a gerund phrase. A gerund phrase consists of a gerund (-ing) plus modifiers and objects associated with it.

FRUSTRATED BY THE WOMAN'S RESPONSE is used as an adjective, since it is an adjective phrase acting as a modifiers og the noun border guard.