Can a gerund introduce a subordinate clause?

1. Can a clause start with a gerund?
2. What introduces a subordinate clause?
3. Is a gerund phrase a subordinate clause?

Can a clause start with a gerund?

If you add a clause beginning with a gerund, either at the beginning or the end of a main clause, you should separate it from the main clause with a comma.

What introduces a subordinate clause?

Subordinate clauses begin with certain words or short phrases called subordinating words (also known as dependent words, or subordinating/subordinate conjunctions). If a clause begins with a subordinating word, that clause is a subordinate clause and cannot stand alone as a sentence.

Is a gerund phrase a subordinate clause?

There are four general types of nonfinite subordinate clauses -- infinitives, participles, gerunds, and verbless clauses.