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A gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a _____.
adjective
adverb
verb
noun
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Identify the gerund.
Halim was punished for cheating.
Halim
was
punished
cheating
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Identify the gerund.
They called her playing brilliant.
They
called
playing
brilliant
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Identify the gerund.
Reading is an important skill.
Reading
an
important
skill
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Identify the gerund.
We gave our consent in writing.
We
gave
consent
writing
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Identify the gerund.
For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.
birds
flying
escape
predators
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Identify the gerund
Many of the laughing students love singing.
Many
laughing
love
singing
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Identify the gerunds (check three):
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.
acting
keeping
coughing
art
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Identify the gerund phrase.
Ethan was narrowly avoiding driving off the cliff.
was narrowly avoiding
driving off the cliff
Ethan was narrowly avoiding
off the cliff
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Identify the gerund phrase.
The frowning artist was thinking of painting my house.
frowning artist
was thinking
artist was thinking of painting
painting my house
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Identify the gerund phrase.
We were noticing people's character by their way of eating jelly beans.
eating jelly beans
noticing people's character
by their way of eating jelly beans
were noticing
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Identify the gerund phrase.
We're going to see the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace.
going to see
going to see the changing of the guard
the changing of the guard
changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace
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Identify the gerund phrase.
Piling too much laundry into a washing machine was causing it to malfunction.
washing machine
piling too much laundry into a washing machine
piling too much
was causing it to malfunction
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Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:
Halim was punished for cheating.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:
Her favorite sport is swimming.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:
Reading is an important skill.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence:
We gave our consent in writing.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence.
For most birds, flying is a way to escape predators.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund is being used in the sentence.
The team practiced running on Friday.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund phrase is being used in the sentence:
Jessica really enjoys bothering the neighbors with loud music.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund phrase is being used in the sentence:
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund phrase is being used in the sentence:
Blowing bubbles on a windy day is a fun activity for children.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun
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Identify how the underlined gerund phrase is being used in the sentence:
Eating ice cream on a hot day is a good way to cool off.
subject
object of the preposition
direct object
predicate noun