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Gerunds

&

Gerund Phrases

Call out as many

activities as you can

think of...

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Activities

(ending in -ing)

List of Verbs that act as Nouns

Gerund: a verb form, ending in -ing, which acts as a noun.

kick

kiss

laugh

loan

man

march

milk

name

number

object

order

paddle

peel

permit

play

pop

practice

produce

punch

question

quiz

rhyme

rock

roll

divorce

double

doubt

dust

echo

end

estimate

face

finish

fish

flood

fool

frown

garden

glue

guard

guess

hammer

hand

head

hug

insult

iron

joke

act

address

aim

answer

back

balloon

bank

bear

bend

blast

block

break

brush

catch

challenge

charge

cheer

color

cook

crack

curl

cycle

dance

design

run

sand

saw

skate

smell

surprise

tie

time

toast

trace

train

treat

trick

use

vacuum

value

visit

wake

walk

water

wish

work

x-ray

yawn

Gerunds?

Gerunds

...frequently accompanied by other associated words making up a gerund phrase...

Because gerunds and gerund phrases are nouns, they can be used in any way that a noun can be used...

...as object of the verb: He didn't particularly like being king.

...as subject: Being king can be dangerous for your health.

...as object of a preposition: He wrote a book about being king.

Combined with auxiliary verb forms, like verbs, they also express various shades of time. Being chosen, however, is probably not enough.

Gerunds in sentences

Gerund = Noun

S + LV + PN

S + V + DO

We went dancing.

Most of it was cheering.

S + LV + AN

S + V

Dancing sucks!

Dancing is fun!

Essential Understandings

They’re very easy to spot, since every gerund is a verb with -ing tacked to its tail. There are no exceptions to this rule.

The problem here is that present participles also end with the letters -ing. Besides being able to spot gerunds, you should be able to tell the difference between a gerund and a present participle.

Remember that gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. Present participles do not act as nouns.

Gerunds are best for use in sentences about actions that are real or complete, or that have been completed.

Identify the Gerund

In this example, the worrying was real and it happened until I stopped.

I stopped worrying about the grammar test.

Resources

We really enjoy climbing mountains.

In this example, the climbing is real and it’s something we like to do.

What happened in this example?

Victor avoided doing the Grammar presentation because he was feeling lazy.

References

References

https://www.grammar-quizzes.com/ger-diagnostic.html

Gerund Phrases

Gerund Phrases

These phrases function as units and can do anything that a noun can do.

Decoding Gerund Phrases

Decoding the Gerund Phrase

Gerund phrases always start with gerunds

Gerund phrases are always subjects, objects, or subject complements in sentences.

A gerund phrase always functions as a noun

Gerund phrases always include modifiers and often include other objects

Example

Examples

1. Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.

a. Blowing bubbles on a windy day is the subject of the verb is.

2. Piling too much laundry into a washing machine will cause it to malfunction.

a. Piling too much laundry into a washing machine is the subject of the verb 'will have'.

3. David narrowly avoided driving off the cliff.

a. Driving off the cliff is the direct object of the verb avoided.

Exercise

Exercises

1. Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.

2. Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.

Using the previous examples...can you provide a brief explanation of the function of the Gerund Phrases?

Notice that other phrases, especially prepositional phrases, are frequently part of the gerund phrase.

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Cramming for tests is not a good study strategy

gerund phrase as subject

Gerund Phrases in sentences

John enjoyed swimming in the lake after dark.

gerund phrase as object

gerund phrase as object of the preposition in

I'm really not interested in studying biochemistry for the rest of my life.

As subjects

Gerund Phrases as Subjects

Driving at 30 mph would be irritating.

Programming computer games is fun.

Being a tower controller could be interesting.

As Objects

Gerunds Phrases as Objects

I would love being a tower controller.

I wouldn't like driving at 30 mph.

You'd be good at programming computer games.

Credits

Thanks to...

David Ascoli

Victor Hugo Herrera

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