ACTIVITY: Box the Gerund Phrase then Identify the function of the Gerund Phrase. 1. I am afraid of crossing a busy street. 2. Teaching young pupils to read and write is her passion. 3. Her greatest dream in life is putting up a foundation for the poor and made the children of the slum area. 4. The jeepney driver avoided passing the route especially at night. 5. People always see him giving alms to the beggars outside the church.