jogging is the gerund.
A gerund is a type of noun formed by adding -ing to a verb, hence jog + -ing.
The gerund describes an activity, or, to take it from its Latin root gerundum, a gerund is 'that which is to be carried out'.
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for joggingThe gerund is jogging, in the prepositional phrase "for jogging." The gerund is a noun here.
When an -ing verb is used as a noun, it's a gerund. "Jogging" is a gerund in that sentence.
jogging is the gerund.A gerund is a type of noun formed by adding -ing to a verb, hence jog + -ing.The gerund describes an activity, or, to take it from its Latin root gerundum, a gerund is 'that which is to be carried out'.---------------------------------------------------------For more information about gerunds, see Related linksbelow.
The word "jogging" is a gerund, which functions as a noun in a sentence.
Depends on how it is used. Jogging is fun. (Gerund/noun- used as subject of sentence) I go jogging every morning. (Gerund). I am jogging right now. Lexical verb/present participle while "am" is the auxiliary verb. All together "am jogging" is a verb in the present continuous (progressive) tense. See related link.
The gerund phrase in the sentence is "singing in the rain." It functions as a noun and represents the action of singing.
Jogging
There are two nouns in the sentence:jogging, a gerund (subject of the sentence)fun (predicate nominative following the linking verb 'is')
Singing in the rain.
A gerund or gerund phrase functions as a noun, as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition. Examples:Fishing is my dad's hobby. (subject of the sentence)I need the workout that swimming provides. (subject of the relative clause)We enjoyed the dancing in the parade. (direct object of the verb 'enjoyed')He'll need new shoes for running. (object of the preposition 'for')
The gerund is "Driving" and the gerund phrase is "Driving carelessly".
"Singing" is the gerund because it is being used as a noun. The sentence is not talking about a certain person who is singing in the ran, but the act of singing in the rain. Furthermore, the verb in the sentence is "can", and the subject always comes before the verb, so "singing" is the subject. Verbs, when they are used as subjects, are gerunds.