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*** "''Getting up early'' makes for a productive day." | *** "''Getting up early'' makes for a productive day." | ||
*** "getting up early" is the subject (gerund phrase + adverb "early") of the verb "makes" | *** "getting up early" is the subject (gerund phrase + adverb "early") of the verb "makes" | ||
* for more on gerunds see [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_of_speech#participles_and_gerunds Parts of speech: participles and gerunds]] | * for more on gerunds see [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Parts_of_speech#participles_and_gerunds Parts of speech: participles and gerunds (School4Schools wiki]] or [[https://school4schools.com/wiki/index.php?title=Grammar#noun_phrase Phrases: noun phrase (School4Schools wiki]] | ||
* SAT Writing test generally does not test for gerunds, although they will appear in the text | * SAT Writing test generally does not test for gerunds, although they will appear in the text | ||