Gerund
Is it ok to use gerunds in these sentences?

No incidents were noted during her looking after a group of +/- 25 children from 3 years to 11 years old.

Being punctual, she proved to be trustworthy

Question

Gerund
Is it ok to use gerunds in these sentences?

No incidents were noted during her looking after a group of +/- 25 children from 3 years to 11 years old.

Being punctual, she proved to be trustworthy

Answer

Yes, both are correct, but in the second sentence it's technically a participle, not a gerund.

Answer

Yes. "looking after" infers a set period of time which acts as the appropriate noun in this sentence.

The second sentence is correct as well.