Identify the word that best describes the underlined word for the following question.
Summarizing a fiction passage is not as easy as you might think.
(1 point)
Responses
prepositional phrase
prepositional phrase
participial phrase
participial phrase
gerund phrase
gerund phrase
infinitive phrase
gerund phrase
The word "Summarizing" in the sentence is best described as a gerund phrase.
To identify the word that best describes the underlined word, we need to first understand what the underlined word is. In the given sentence, the underlined word is "Summarizing," which is a verb form.
The options provided are all different types of phrases.
- A prepositional phrase is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. It does not describe a verb form like "Summarizing," so it is not the correct choice.
- A participial phrase is a group of words that includes a participle (a verb form that functions as an adjective) and its modifiers or complements. Again, this does not accurately describe "Summarizing," so it is not the correct choice.
- A gerund phrase is a group of words that includes a gerund (a verb form that functions as a noun) and its modifiers or complements. This accurately describes "Summarizing," as it is a verb form functioning as a noun. Therefore, it is a suitable choice.
- An infinitive phrase is a group of words that includes an infinitive (the base form of a verb) and its modifiers or complements. Since "Summarizing" is not an infinitive form, this is not the correct choice.
Based on the explanations above, the correct answer is "gerund phrase."