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Gerund modifier?

Critical Reasoning, Reading Comprehension
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by mbamaverick » Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:13 pm
the rule for using modifier is "<modifier>, X....." Where X is the thing that modifier modifies...
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by doctortt » Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:19 am
Hi,

What about X, <modifier>?
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by mbamaverick » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:51 am
X,<modifier>, ..... is true too but that would be too easy to identify for a GMAT question :)
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by doctortt » Tue Apr 28, 2009 7:54 am
But a gerund can also modify the whole clause, right?

Just want to clarify another thing - a gerund is considered as a noun phrase?
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