Although she must travel often, she still fears flying across the atlantic ocean. identify the type of verbal phrase that has been underlined in the sentence above.

Verbal phrase: Gerund

Explanation:

 The verbal phrase "flying across the Atlantic Ocean" , in the sentence, is a gerund  (flying), that, with its complements, is functioning as the object  of the verb 'fears' . Gerund phrases can act also as subjects. Verbal phrases, besides gerund, also have other types. Participal, gerund and infinitive are the three types of verbal phrase.

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