Finding the right travel companion is crucial to an enjoyable trip. Identify the type of verbal phrase that has been underlined and its function in the sentence. participial; adjective gerund; subject infinitive; adverb gerund; object

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Malachi

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1 January, 06:21

Finding the right travel companion is crucial to an enjoyable trip. Identify the type of verbal phrase that has been underlined and its function in the sentence. participial; adjective gerund; subject infinitive; adverb gerund; object

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Ada Burton · Answer 1

The correct answer is gerund; subject.

The verbal phrase we are talking about is finding the right travel companion, where finding is the verbal. The way it is written, it can either be a gerund or a participle because both of them end in - ing. However, since this is the subject of the sentence (What is crucial to an enjoyable trip?), it has to be a gerund because gerund act as nouns, and participles as adverbs/adjectives.