Grammar Rule #8: Gerunds

A gerund is a 1) ___ form that functions as a(n) 2) ___.

• 1) verb

  2) adjective

• 1) noun

  2) verb

• 1) verb

  2) noun

• 1) noun

  2) adjective

A gerund will always have the suffix _.

• -ing

• -ed

• -ion

• -s

A gerund phrase begins with a 1)___ and ends with a 2)___.

• 1) verb

  2) gerund

• 1) noun

  2) gerund

• 1) gerund

  2) verb

• 1) gerund

  2) noun

Often, the gerund/gerund phrase in a sentence can be replaced with the pronoun "_."

Identify the gerund in the following sentence:

Meditating can relieve stress.

• meditating

• can

• relieve

• stress

Jousting is something I like seeing in movies.

• something

• jousting

• seeing

Identify the gerund in the following sentence:

Since the professor was so dull, the students stopped listening.

• stopped listening

• since

• stopped

• listening

Finish the sentence by filling in the blank with a gerund.

Their main joy in life is ___.

Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:

Cheating on a test cheats yourself.

• cheating

• cheating on a test

• cheats

• cheats yourself

Identify the gerund phrase in the following sentence:

After sliding into home, the crowd started cheering.

• sliding

• sliding into home

• After sliding into home

• cheering