Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use. a popular pastime for retirees is camping near a lake. gerund phrase: noun use:

In the sentence “A popular pastime for retirees is camping near a lake”, the gerund phrase is “camping near a lake” and its noun use or nominal function is Subject complement, since the verb of the clause “is” is a linking verb that requires a subject complement, that is, a group of words that gives information about the subject.

explanation: the peple who eat people are people who need people because all the people that eat people need people to eat, so they satisfy their needs by eating people

1- cleans/ tidies up

2- were

3-would be

4- had known

5-takes

6-must be/ have to be/should be