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Posted on Tuesday, September 20, 2005 - 2:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post

From Harbrace College Handbook: Twelfth Edition:

"A gerund is a verbal (nonfinite verb) that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. Gerunds may take objects, complements, or modifiers.

Riding bikes is good exercise. The gerund phrase -- riding and its object, bikes -- serves as the subject of the sentence."