Gerunds Study Guide

In a Predicate Nominative Gerund Phrase what is always before the gerund

a linking verb

Gerunds only end in ____

-ing

What is a gerund after an action verb called

Direct Object Gerund (DO)

Although it ends in ___, it cannot be ________ with __, but it can be _______ so its a __________ phrase

Ends in -ing, cannot be replaced with "it", can be removed, its a participle phrase

What type of gerunds go at the beginning of a sentence

Subject Gerunds (S)

What is a preposition

A word that tells where the subject is etc. above, below, behind, on, next to, with

You can replace the gerund phrase with __

It

Gerunds look like _____ and act like_____

Look like verbs and act like nouns

What is a gerund after a preposition called

Object of Preposition Gerund (OP)

Don't confuse gerund phrases with __________ phrases

Participle

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. People supported Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers by boycotting grapes.

Phrase: Boycotting grapes Gerund: Boycotting Function: Object of Preposition

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. Christopher's pleading rarely influenced his mother's decisions.

Phrase: Christopher's pleading Gerund: pleading Function: Subject

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. Ants try to protect their colonies by piling up sand against the wind.

Phrase: Piling up sand against the wind Gerund: Piling Function: Object of Preposition

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. She is considering running for class president.

Phrase: Running for class president Gerund: Running Function: Direct Object

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. In his later years, Chief Quanah Parker was known for settling disputes fairly.

Phrase: Settling disputes fairly Gerund: Settling Function: Object of Preposition

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. The blue jay's screeching at the cat woke us up at dawn.

Phrase: The blue jay's screeching at the cat Gerund: screeching Function: Subject

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. The frantic darting of the fish indicated hat a shark was nearby.

Phrase: The frantic darting of the fish Gerund: darting Function: Subject

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. The eerie sound they heard was the the howling of the wolves.

Phrase: The howling of the wolves Gerund: Howling Function: Predicate Nominative Linking Verb: "was"

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. We sat back and enjoyed the slow rocking of the boat.

Phrase: The slow rocking of the boat Gerund: Rocking Function: Direct Object

Give the gerund phrase and it's function. Our greatest victory will be winning the state championship.

Phrase: Wining the state championship Gerund: Winning Function: Predicate Nominative

What is a gerund after a linking verb that renames the subject called

Predicate Nominative Gerunds (PN)