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.