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Phrase: Waiting for the train exhausted her patience

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#1 (permalink) Sat Jan 10, 2009 10:24 am Phrase: Waiting for the train exhausted her patience

Waiting for the train exhausted her patience how do i identify the above phrase in bold letters?

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#2 (permalink) Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:52 pm help with phrase!

It's a gerund phrase, and it is the subject of the sentence.

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