Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. walking at night is my favorite exercise. gerund phrase: noun use:

gerund phrase: walking at night

noun use: subject

explanation:

a gerund phrase is a verbal phrase that consists of a gerund or the present participle form of a verb (verb root + ing) and modifiers of that gerund. the primary function of this type of phrases is to act as a noun.

"walking at night" is a gerund phrase because it has a gerund: "walking" and its modifiers: "at night", and it acts as a noun. besides, this phrase is also the subject of the sentence because it is what is being discussed or talked about: it is the primary thing that is being described.

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he is voicing feelings shared by all humans regardless of race.

in paul laurence dunbar's poem "we wear the mask," he replicates the words mask and we to emphasize how people in general -not just black americans- hide their true feelings. he suggests the masks cover people's faces and eyes, which are the main parts that display their emotions. he also thinks people's pain conceal behind those masks, so that they cannot see reality and nobody is able to see one another's sorrow.

d) sarah's natural reaction to being accepted into college suggests that she has no other dreams.