Gerunds Vs Participles

Gerunds do NOT have the following function.

• Subject complement

• Adverb

• Object of Preposition

• Object

What kind of word is 'laughing' in the sentence below?

"Humour is laughing at what you haven't got when you ought to have it"

• Verb

• Gerund

• Participle

• Infinitive

Select the sentence with a gerund.

• Even though it was burning hot, the curry was delicious.

• Eating a curry isn't always good for your stomach.

• I saw an Indian man eating a curry with his hands.

• He is eating that curry like a starving man.

Select the answer with a gerund.

• Keep running the tap; the water will be hot eventually.

• Can you fix the running tap?

• The tap has been running for an hour.

• Run to the tap and wash your hands

What is the OBJECT of the gerund in this sentence?

You tell a lot about a person by his way of eating jellybeans.

• You

• Eating

• Person

• Jellybeans

What is the function of the gerund in the sentence below?

Eat before shopping, or you will buy more food than you need.

• Subject

• Object

• Subject complement

• Object of a preposition

Type in the gerund from the sentence below.

Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak and speak well are two different things.

Select the TWO participles from the sentence below.

The roaring fire had started burning last night; 30 firemen had been attempting to put it out, using water and a special foam.

• Roaring

• Burning

• Attempting

• Using

What is the function of the word 'hammering' in the sentence below?

Hammering in the nails at a crooked angle, Steven realized that his tree house would be a disaster.

• Gerund

• Participle

• Verb

• Appositive

Which word in the sentence below is a participle?

My barking dog angers all of my neighbours.

• My

• Dog

• Barking

• Neighbours