The sentence with words in italics that form a gerund phrase is: “Winning the race” demanded speed and endurance. This answer has been confirmed as correct and helpful.

A gerund is a noun made from a verb root plus ing (a present participle). A whole gerund phrase functions in a sentence just like a noun, and can act as a subject, an object, or a predicate nominative.

Like all nouns, a gerund phrase can function as a subject, an object, or a complement within a sentence. For example: Eating blackberries quickly is a bad idea. (Here, the gerund phrase is the subject of the verb “is.”)

Remember, gerunds are words that are formed from verbs and used as nouns, always ending in -ing; participles are words created from verbs that can be used as adjectives or in adverbial phrases, also ending in -ing (unless expressing past tense); and infinitives are verbs that take the simple tense and follow the …

The Basics Both gerunds and infinitives are action words (i.e., verbs) in meaning, but they act like nouns in the sentence. They always take a noun position: a subject or an object of the main verb. A gerund or infinitive is never the main verb (e.g., I hiking and I to study are incorrect).

Had better is always followed by a verb in the infinitive without ‘to’: You had better BE on time. You must or should be on time. Had better is ALWAYS formed from the auxiliary verb ‘have’ in the past simple (‘has better’ or ‘will have better’ do not exist!).

Both gerunds and infinitives can replace a noun as the object of a verb. Whether you use a gerund or an infinitive depends on the main verb in the sentence….Following a verb (gerund or infinitive)

So many American linguistics say that the verb can’t stand is followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. Mainly British grammarians say that it is usually followed by a gerund.

The gerund is a verb form ending in -ing which is used to form verb tenses, and which in English may also be used as an adjective and a noun, for example, What are you doing?; the setting sun; Swimming is easy!

When ‘regret’ is followed by the gerund you feel sorry about something you did – or didn’t do – in the past. When ‘regret’ is followed by the infinitive, you regret something you are about to say.

Remember and forget are usually followed by -ing forms in the structures ‘I will never forget… ing’ or ‘I will always remember … ing’. I will never forget winning my first national award.

remember/forget Remember + -ing and forget + -ing refer to having (or not having) a memory of something in the past. I remember watching this film before. I’ll never forget meeting you for the first time in this café.

The verbs hate, love, like, prefer are usually followed by a gerund when the meaning is general, and by a to-infinitive when they refer to a particular time or situation. You must always use the to-infinitive with the expressions ‘would love to’, ‘would hate to’, etc.

Would you mind? and Do you mind? We use the phrases would you mind + -ing form, and do you mind + -ing form to ask people politely to do things. Would you mind is more polite and more common: Would you mind opening the window, please?

Yes, it is the participle or gerund form of the verb love. Examples: Loving you is pure bliss. Here loving is a gerund acting as the subject of is.

We can use hate, like, love and prefer with an -ing form or with a to-infinitive: We often use the -ing form to suggest enjoyment (or lack of it), and the to-infinitive form to express habits or preferences. …

Whilst If I wanted to express my desire to go to a particular concert, I would choose ‘I would like to go to the concert’. However, if you are generally a concert goer, you can also say, “I like to go to concerts.” It means the same thing as, “I like going to concerts.”

To go is the name of the verb, going is the present continuous tense.