Phrases: Gerund
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Phrases: Gerund Phrase
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Gerund
A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun
Examples: Grave digging requires a strong body and mind. (subject)
Please stop whispering. (direct object)
The team gave passing the ball their full attention. (indirect object)
The issue is the whining that we get every day. (predicate nominative)
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Multiple Choice
Identify the gerund
Many of the laughing students love singing.
Many
laughing
love
singing
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Multiple Choice
Identify the gerund.
Reading is an important skill.
Reading
an
important
skill
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Multiple Choice
Identify the gerund.
She stopped the charging of the bull.
stopped
charging
bull
She
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Gerund Phrases
A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and its modifiers and complements. The entire phrase is used as a noun.
Examples:
Managing the restaurant requires a lot of my time and attention.
My cousin enjoys working as a lifeguard at Wave Jungle.
One of her greatest achievements was winning three gold medals.
We were given a ticket for parking there.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the gerund phrase.
The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house.
frowning artist
was thinking
artist was thinking of painting
painting my house
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Multiple Choice
Identify the gerund phrase.
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine was causing it to malfunction.
washing machine
piling too much laundry into a washing machine
piling too much
was causing it to malfunction
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Multiple Choice
Identify the gerund phrase.
We were trying skiing in the desert for the first time.
trying skiing
We were trying
skiing in the desert
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Multiple Choice
A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing ___________.
that is used as an adjective.
that is used as an adverb.
that is used as a verb.
that is used as a noun.
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Multiple Choice
What is the gerund in this sentence: Josiah and Ama were waiting patiently for the reading of the will.
waiting
reading
were
patiently
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Multiple Choice
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
acting
keeping
coughing
all of the above
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Multiple Choice
What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?
Submitting assignments on time is one way to improve my grades.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate nominative
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Multiple Choice
What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?
You should give traveling by train a try.
The function is noun use as an indirect object.
The function is noun use as an direct object.
The function is noun use as a subject.
The function is noun use as a predicate nominative.
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Multiple Choice
What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?
My friends are good at playing football.
The function is noun use as an indirect object.
The function is noun use as an object of preposition.
The function is noun use as a subject.
The function is noun use as an adjective.
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Multiple Choice
What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?
One habit that is bad for teeth is chewing ice.
The function is noun use as an indirect object.
The function is noun use as an direct object.
The function is noun use as a subject.
The function is noun use as a predicate nominative.
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Multiple Choice
What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?
Jun finished writing her essay yesterday.
The function is noun use as an indirect object.
The function is noun use as an direct object.
The function is noun use as a subject.
The function is noun use as a predicate nominative.
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