Alaskan brown bears are known to be fierce and protective parents. encountering a bear and its cub could be dangerous, and hikers should be particularly cautious. which phrase is a gerund phrase? alaskan brown bears and protective parents encountering a bear particularly cautious

The answer is: encountering a bear

A gerund is a noun made out of a verb and the suffix -ing. It can act as a noun, so it usually functions as a subject, predicate nominative or direct object.

In the example sentence, the phrase "encountering a bear" plus "and its cub" behave as the subject of the sentence.

C.    encountering a bear

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