Gerund Phrases as Subject & Object

Gerund Phrases as Subject & Object

by Daniel Pineda

Multiple Choice

What is the SUBJECT in the next sentence:

Reading books makes playing videogames look fun.

• Reading books

• makes

• playing videogames

• look fun

Multiple Choice

What is the OBJECT in the same sentence:

Reading books makes playing videogames look fun.

• Reading books

• makes

• playing videogames

• look fun.

Multiple Choice

What is a gerund?

• It is the form of the verb with ED

• It is the form of the verb with S

• It is the form of the verb with ING

• It is the form of the verb with no special termination

​Subject vs Objects

​Remember that SUBJECTS usually go before verbs, and OBJECTS normally go after verbs. We can use gerunds (ING forms) as Subjects and Objects in a sentence.

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​I love pizza

​Subject

Object

VERB

Playing games helps me concentrate.

KarIa loves playing games.

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund.

Halim was punished for cheating.

• Halim

• was

• punished

• cheating

Multiple Select

Identify the gerunds (check three):

Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.

• acting

• keeping

• coughing

• art

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund

Many of the laughing students love singing.

• Many

• laughing

• love

• singing

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund.

Reading is an interesting activity

• Reading

• an

• interesting

• activity

Multiple Choice

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

• changing

• changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace

Multiple Choice

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

Multiple Choice

What is the gerund in this sentence: Josiah and Ama were waiting patiently for the amazing reading of the will.

• waiting

• reading

• amazing

• patiently