What is the gerund phrase in these sentences:

Waiting took patience, but Silver let the teachers lift a woman named Maria onto his back.

Is it waiting took patience?

As a result of training with Silver, Maria now lives independently.

Now lives independently?

1 yes. 2 no. What is the gerund in the second sentence?

of training or training with Silver?

What about this one?
People with physical or emotional problems can enjoy moving around.

moving around?

Yes, a verb turned into a noun by adding "ing." So the phrase is...

So top one is training with silver and the bottom one is moving around?

Anonymous, I don't see the "bottom" question, but "moving" is a gerund, so the phrase is a gerund phrase.

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