Gerund Phrases Lesson

Phrases: Gerund Phrase

Gerund

​A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing that is used as a noun

Examples: Grave digging requires a strong body and mind. (subject)

Please stop whispering. (direct object)

The team gave passing the ball their full attention. (indirect object)

The issue is the whining that we get every day. (predicate nominative)

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund

Many of the laughing students love singing.

• Many

• laughing

• love

• singing

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund.

Reading is an important skill.

• Reading

• an

• important

• skill

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund.

She stopped the charging of the bull.

• stopped

• charging

• bull

• She

​Gerund Phrases

A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and its modifiers and complements. The entire phrase is used as a noun.

Examples:

Managing the restaurant requires a lot of my time and attention.

My cousin enjoys working as a lifeguard at Wave Jungle.

One of her greatest achievements was winning three gold medals.

We were given a ticket for parking there.

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

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

Multiple Choice

Identify the gerund phrase.

We were trying skiing in the desert for the first time.

• trying skiing

• We were trying

• skiing in the desert

Multiple Choice

A gerund is a verb form ending in -ing ___________.

• that is used as an adjective.

• that is used as an adverb.

• that is used as a verb.

• that is used as a noun.

Multiple Choice

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

• waiting

• reading

• were

• patiently

Multiple Choice

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S) 
Acting is merely the art of keeping a large group of people from coughing.

• acting

• keeping

• coughing

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?

Submitting assignments on time is one way to improve my grades.

• subject

• object of the preposition

• direct object

• predicate nominative

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?

You should give traveling by train a try.

• The function is noun use as an indirect object.

• The function is noun use as an direct object.

• The function is noun use as a subject.

• The function is noun use as a predicate nominative.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?

My friends are good at playing football.

• The function is noun use as an indirect object.

• The function is noun use as an object of preposition.

• The function is noun use as a subject.

• The function is noun use as an adjective.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?

One habit that is bad for teeth is chewing ice.

• The function is noun use as an indirect object.

• The function is noun use as an direct object.

• The function is noun use as a subject.

• The function is noun use as a predicate nominative.

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the gerund phrase in this sentence?

Jun finished writing her essay yesterday.

• The function is noun use as an indirect object.

• The function is noun use as an direct object.

• The function is noun use as a subject.

• The function is noun use as a predicate nominative.