Gerunds Quiz--ELA
Example: With Adjectives
The loud, shrill howling continued all morning.
Uses of gerund phrases:::
With adjectives, direct objects, prepositional phrase, and adverb & prepositional phrase.
Example: Predicate Nouns
His favorite sport is fishing.
The best way to identify a gerund phrase:::
Identify the gerund first, then decide how that gerund is being used in the sentence, and finally find the other words that expand the meaning of the gerund.
Example: With Prepositional Phrase
He helped the police by telling about his experience.
Example: With Adverb and Prepositional Phrase
Pueblo tribe members astound spectators by dancing skillfully on stage.
Example: Subject
Remodeling the building's style was a good idea.
Gerunds can be used as:::
Subjects, direct objects, predicate nouns, and objects of prepositions.
Gerund
A form of verb that acts as a noun
Gerund phrase
A gerund with modifiers or a complement, all acting together as a noun.
How to form a gerund:::
Add -ing
Example: Objects of Preposition
Lucille never gets tired of singing.
Example: Direct Objects
Michael enjoys painting.
Example: With Direct Object
Using tree as lumber is an important part of the New Mexican economy.