GERUNDS AND GERUND PHRASES
Gerund
A verbal that uses the present participle of a verb, but acts as a noun.
Carlos really enjoys biking.
Biking. (Direct object).
I got this bruise from fencing.
Fencing. (Object of a preposition).
A gerund phrase will begin with a gerund and will include other _____ and/or _____
Modifiers and/or objects .
Gerund phrases always function as _____
Nouns.
Because a gerund is a noun, it requires a _____ noun or pronoun before it.
Possessive.
Reading is my favorite activity.
Reading. (Subject).
Maria gives singing all of her attention.
Singing. (Indirect object).
A gerund can act as a _____, _____ _____, _____ _____, _____ _____, or an _____ __ _ _____.
Subject, subject complement, direct object, indirect object, or an object of a preposition.
Julie's best subject is writing.
Writing. (Subject complement).