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Which sentence contains a verbal phrase acting as a noun?

The athletes ran the 500-meter race with ease.

Skilled as a baker, Donna embellishes her cakes with handmade fondant.

The crowd diffused after the concert ended and the area lights came on.

My objective was writing an eloquent speech.

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The answer to your question would be that the sentence that contains a verbal phrase acting as a noun is the following one: My objective was writing an eloquent speech.  

In this case, the verbal phrase "writing an eloquent speech" is a gerund that acts as the subject complement. A subject complement is the adjective, noun, or pronoun that follows a linking verb.

ProfChris1

There are sentences that contain verbal phrases which can act as a noun. Such sentence that contains a verbal phrase acting as a noun is: My objective was writing an eloquent speech.

What is verbal phrase?

Verbal phrase is known to be a group of words that includes a verb and its complements, objects, which actually functions syntactically as a verb.

We can see that the verbal phrase here is "...writing an eloquent speech". It's a gerund.

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