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

The type of verbal phrase that has been underlined is a "gerund" and its function is to be the subject of the sentence.

Explanation:

Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. As they are formed with the suffix -ing, they are very similar to participles. Therefore, it is important to tell the difference between them. The fact is that present participles act as modifiers or complete progressive verbs, they do not act as nouns. In this case, the gerund "finding the right travel companion" acts as the subject of the sentence.

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a complex sentence consists of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.  

to write complex sentences, we must use subordinating conjunctions.  

all the complex sentences begin with a subordinating conjunction and when it occurs, a comma must be place at the end of the dependent clause. on the contrary, if the sentence begins with an independent clause, then no comma is used.

after  

although  

as  

because  

before  

if  

since  

when  

for example,  

after she won the competition, she became very popular.  

although my father was hurt, he continued fighting for his rights.  

as all of you got a ten, you will be able to leave early today.  

before he went to the war, he asked his parents to bless him.  

if it is cold, i won’t go out.  

since you didn’t bring the homework, you will get low grades.  

when it is hot in the town, everyone goes to the beach.