Question

select the gerund or gerund phrase. in baseball, bunting can be a good strategy to help runners advance to the next base. when the batter hits the ball softly, the infielders are forced to run in toward home plate.

Explanation:

A gerund is a verb - form that functions as a noun and ends in -ing. In the given sentence, "bunting" is a gerund as it is the subject of the clause "bunting can be a good strategy" and functions as a noun.

Answer:

bunting