Gerunds

A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.

• adjective

• adverb

• verb

• noun

Identify the gerund.

Halim was punished for cheating.

• Halim

• was

• punished

• cheating

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

Identify the gerund phrase.

We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.

• going to see

• going to see the changing of the guard

• the changing of the guard

• changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace

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

Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:

Reading is an important skill.

• subject

• object of the preposition

• direct object

• subject complement

• appositive

Identify the gerund phrase:

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

• After the accident

• Laura was afriad

• Afraid of driving

• driving her car

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

Paul finished painting the kitchen.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)