A gerund begins with a verb and a -ing after the verb.A gerund phrase is a phrase that includes the gerund and the rest of the sentence.
Gerund and gerund phrase.
The noun phrase, 'Crying about your problems...' is the subject of the verb 'will not'.
Subject
It functions as a subject of the sentence.
A gerund phrase functions as a noun in a sentence. It can be used as the subject of a sentence, the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition. Gerunds are formed by adding "-ing" to a verb.
There is no gerund phrase in that example.
This would be the phrase "climbing trees." It is because this phrase works in the sentence to be the direct object.
Gerund and gerund phrase.
In that sentence, "crying" functions as a noun.
object of pre
The noun phrase, 'Crying about your problems...' is the subject of the verb 'will not'.
The gerund phrase "Crying about our problems" functions as the subject of the sentence. It is a noun phrase derived from the verb "cry" and indicates the action of crying.
Subject
The gerund phrase "crying about our problems" is functioning as the subject of the sentence. It is indicating the action being performed, which is the act of crying about problems.
It functions as a subject of the sentence.
subject
Pre Nompredicate nominative