Identify the italicized phrase in the following sentence. for some reason, vince didn't like (falling in the mud puddle.) it is used as a(n) infinitive phrase gerund phrase participial phrase noun adjective adverb

Gerund phrase

Explanation:

A gerund phrase is a phrase acting as a noun in a sentence and consisting of a gerund (a type of verbal) plus other modifiers of that verbal. A gerund is formed with the root of a verb + the ending -ing.

Therefore, in the sentence provided, the phrase "falling in the mud puddle" is a gerund phrase because it is acting as a noun, and it consists of a gerund: fall + ing = falling, and of the modifiers of that verbal: in the mud puddle.

in what passage i'm sorry but i don't see anything there.

answer: b) bubbling its way

explanation: an adjective is a word or a group of words that modifies a noun (name, thing, place,

in this case, the first option "to heartily enjoy" isn't describing or modifying any noun, the third option "hiking along merrily" is describing an action but it doesn't modify any noun, the last option "beside us" is just a preposition that indicates position, so the correct answer is the second one: "bubbling its way" because it is modifying the noun "stream".