Gerunds 1

He decided to give up ____ after that experience.

• gamble

• gambling

• to gambling

• being gambled

• to gamble

I hate ____ money from other people.

• to borrow

• borrow

• to be borrowing

• borrowing

• having borrowed

Painting is my favorite hobby.

This sentence has an example of a(n) ______ in it.

• Preposition

• Participle

• Infinitive

• Gerund

What is an example of a gerund?

• jog

• leaf

• shoulder

• reading

What has a gerund phrase?

• I love to read.

• The tolling of the bells is getting on my nerves.

• I was on the volleyball team before.

• I think it is cool to surf.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. What is the gerund in the sentence?

• giving

• taking

• giving and taking

• generosity

Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children. What is the function of the underlined gerund?

• Subject

• Subject complement

• direct object

• indirect object

Which sentence has a gerund phrase?

• Gambling at the casino, Jeff lost his money.

• Mya, my favorite aunt, loves to cook.

• Collecting stamps is my hobby.

• To finish in first place, you have to run really fast.

A gerund phrase functions as a

• adjective

• noun

• verb

• preposition

My son, running into the end zone, is smiling from ear to ear. What is the function of the underlined phrase?

• subject complement

• object of the prepostion

• direct object

• appositive