Gerund/Infinitive SG
What does a gerund end in?
-ing
Identify the gerund in the sentence and explain how it is used. His performance gives acting a bad reputation.
Acting--indirect object
Identify the gerund in the sentence and explain how it is used. On their vacation, the Rezendes discovered canoeing.
Canoeing--direct object
Identify the gerund in the sentence and explain how it is used. I have a new hobby, cooking.
Cooking--appositive
Identify the gerund in the sentence and explain how it is used. The Aztecs obtained much of their food by fishing.
Fishing--object of the preposition
What ways are gerunds shown as and what is the acronym used to describe them?
SOPAID Subject, Object of a Preposition, Predicate Nominative, Appositive, Indirect Object, Direct Object
Identify the gerund in the sentence and explain how it is used. One relaxing exercise is swimming.
Swimming--predicate nominative
Identify the gerund in the sentence and explain how it is used. Writing by the Aztecs was often recorded on paper made of cactus.
Writing--subject
What is a gerund?
a form of a verb that acts as a noun
What is an infinitive?
a form of a verb that generally appears with the word to and acts as a noun, adjective or adverb
What is a gerund phrase?
a gerund with modifiers or a complement, all acting together as a noun
Identify a gerund phrase and identify their functions. Beads brought by the Europeans were used in decorating clothing and other costumes.
decorating clothing and other costumes--object of the preposition
Identify a gerund phrase and identify their functions. Advanced weapons made fighting the Sioux a successful effort for the Chippewa.
fighting the Sioux--direct object
Identify the word in all caps as a gerund, phrase, or verb. People of the Crow tribe once made a living by FARMING.
gerund
Identify the word in all caps as a gerund, phrase, or verb. When horses were introduced, the tribe changed to HUNTING for a living.
gerund
Identify the word in all caps as a gerund, phrase, or verb. The tribe was GROWING in size and STAYING in one place longer.
growing--verb staying--verb
Identify a gerund phrase and identify their functions. The Sioux became a tribe that lived by hunting buffalo.
hunting buffalo--object of the preposition
Identify the word in all caps as a gerund, phrase, or verb. Since the advantages of HUNTING far outweighed the advantages of FARMING, the Crow became mostly a HUNTING tribe.
hunting--gerund farming--gerund hunting--participle
Identify the word in all caps as a gerund, phrase, or verb. MAKING tepees from the skins of the animals they hunted, the Crow were more comfortable in FREEZING winter temperatures.
making--subject freezing--participle
What do gerunds function as?
nouns
What do infinitives usually act as?
nouns, adjectives, or adverbs
Identify a gerund phrase and identify their functions. Pilgrims learned aout planting crops fro the Wampanoags.
planting crops--object of the preposition
Identify a gerund phrase and identify their functions. Trading with Native Americans allowed Europeans to survive.
trading with Native Americans--subject
