Gerunds
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English
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8th Grade
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Easy
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Allison Kaufmann
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Gerunds
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Open Ended
What is one hobby you enjoy?
Write one complete sentence.
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My sister enjoys running in the afternoons after school.
Running
Teresa loves travelling and taking pictures of the beautiful scenery.
Photography
My grandfather prefers fishing at the lake after a long day at work.
Fishing
Sketching and drawing are the favorite activities of those in the art club.
Sketching
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Painting is my favorite pastime.
'Painting' is the subject of the sentence.
SUBJECT
My favorite pastime is painting portraits. (phrase)
'Painting portraits' is after the linking verb 'is.'
PREDICATE NOMANITIVE
I love painting with watercolors. (phrase)
'Painting with watercolors' answers what I love. The phrase is after a verb.
DIRECT OBJECT
I get in touch with nature by painting.
'Painting' is the object of the preposition 'by.'
OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
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Match
Match the following.
Painting still-life pictures taught Mike a lot about color.
His main goal is improving his brushwork.
Martina started painting with oils this year.
After jogging, Mr. Conway loved to eat doughnuts.
Subject
Predicate Nominative
Direct Object
Object of the preposition
Subject
Predicate Nominative
Direct Object
Object of the preposition
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Drag and Drop
The gerund is
How is the gerunde used?
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Drag and Drop
The gerund is
How is the gerund used?
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Drag and Drop
The gerund is
How is the gerund used?
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Drag and Drop
The gerund is
How is it used?
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.
To paint landscapes well has always been Juan's goal.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.
After he took lessons, Juan showed great improvement
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.
His goal for this year is to sell at least one of his works.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.
He feels that to make a sale will prove he has some ability.
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Open Ended
Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.
We say he should be happy with his creation of a decent picture.
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