Question

WILL MEDAL
Locate the gerund phrase and identify its noun use.

You could have understood the speech better by listening critically.

Gerund Phrase:

Noun Use:

Answer 1

I think the gerund phrase is : "by listening critically". I'm not sure with the noun use... Probably you is the noun but the phrase... I forgot xD hope this helps though.

Answer 2

Gerund: Listening.
You should be able to figure out the noun use since I gave you the gerund.

Answer 3

thnx helped out a lot :)