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 * gerunds
 * -ing forms of verbs that act as a noun
-* gerund phase is a gerund + other word/s that describes the state of something
+* usually the gerund phrase is the subject of a sentence:
-** usually the gerund phrase is the subject of a sentence:
+* "''Getting up early'' makes for a productive day."
-*** "''Getting up early'' makes for a productive day."
+** note that when the gerund phrase becomes descriptive, it becomes a participial phrase, or an adjective phrase:
-** can also be a descriptive phrase indicating an ongoing condition or state:
+*** "Running with the ball he scored!" = "running" describes "he", thus it is an adjective
-*** "He scored running with the ball"
+**** if the present participle cannot be replaced by a distinct noun, then it is an adjective and not a gerund (noun)
-*** "Running with the ball he scored!"
+*** whereas, "He scored running with the ball" is technically a gerund phrase as it acts as the object of "scored"
-**** < note that in this construction "running" could be considered an adjective (present participle adjective)
+*** it's easier to see with this gerund phrase:
+**** "The doctor said ''smoking is bad''" = gerund phrase as direct object
 * for more on gerunds see [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_of_speech#participles_and_gerunds Parts of speech: participles and gerunds]]
 * SAT Writing test generally does not test for gerunds, although they will appear in the text