Which sentence includes a gerund?
A. I am running a marathon this weekend.
B. The runners are lacing up their shoes.<<<<<<
C. My family is impressed by my cooking.
D. A healthy breakfast of steaming hot biscuits is served.
I am cooking eggs. (cooking is a verb)
BUT
Here "cooking" is used as a NOUN.
Its C my family is impressed by my cooking I just took the test
It is the cooking one.
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The answer is not B. The answer would actually be C. This is because it says family (verb/subject) and cooking (noun). This would make it a gerund.
Which sentence includes a gerund?
The sentence that includes a gerund is "B. The runners are lacing up their shoes."
To identify a gerund, you should look for a verb form ending in "ing" that is used as a noun. In this case, the word "lacing" is a gerund as it is used as the subject of the sentence and functions as a noun. It describes the action that the runners are performing.
No, in sentence B, the word "lacing" is part of the main verb.
subject = runners
verb = are lacing
Try substituting a noun (such as talent) in place of each -ing word. The one that still makes sense will indicate the original is a gerund.