Gerunds

Gerunds

Open Ended

What is one hobby you enjoy?

Write one complete sentence.

My sister enjoys running in the afternoons after school.

Running

Teresa loves travelling and taking pictures of the beautiful scenery.

Photography

My grandfather prefers fishing at the lake after a long day at work.

Fishing

Sketching and drawing are the favorite activities of those in the art club.

Sketching

Painting is my favorite pastime.

• 'Painting' is the subject of the sentence.

SUBJECT

My favorite pastime is painting portraits. (phrase)

• 'Painting portraits' is after the linking verb 'is.'

PREDICATE NOMANITIVE

I love painting with watercolors. (phrase)

• 'Painting with watercolors' answers what I love. The phrase is after a verb.

​​DIRECT OBJECT

I get in touch with nature by painting.

• 'Painting' is the object of the preposition 'by.'

​​OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

Match

Match the following.

• Painting still-life pictures taught Mike a lot about color.

• His main goal is improving his brushwork.

• Martina started painting with oils this year.

• After jogging, Mr. Conway loved to eat doughnuts.

Subject

Predicate Nominative

Direct Object

Object of the preposition

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the preposition

Drag and Drop

For a crisp texture, avoid overcooking the vegetables.

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overcooking

Direct Object

Subject

Predicate Nominative

Object of the Preposition

texture

avoid

vegetables

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Before running, Jim always stretches.

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running

Object of the Preposition

Subject

Predicate Nominative

Direct Object

vefore

before

always

stretches

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My dog's only trick is singing.

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singing

Predicate Nominative

only

trick

subject

direct object

object of the preposition

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Collecting candy of Halloween still appeals to Del.

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collecting

subject

candy

still

appeals

predicate nominative

direct object

object of the preposition

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.

To paint landscapes well has always been Juan's goal.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.

After he took lessons, Juan showed great improvement

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.

His goal for this year is to sell at least one of his works.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.

He feels that to make a sale will prove he has some ability.

Open Ended

Rewrite the sentence. Change the underlined word or words to a gerund or gerund phrase. You may need to alter some other words in the sentence.

We say he should be happy with his creation of a decent picture.