Gerunds

What is the gerund phrase in this sentence?

Touring Japan was my families first choice for a vacation.

• for a vactation

• my families first choice

• touring Japan

• was my families first choice

What is gerunds?

• nouns that are formed with word but act as verb
• all words that have -ing
• present particple
• words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns

You must wash your hands after eating?
Gerunds (eating) used because _______

• it located after verb
• it located after prepositions
• it located after adjectives
• early word in sentence

Identify the gerund(s): 

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by his method of eating.

• character
• tell
• can
• eating

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

What is/are the gerund(s) in the following sentence?
A good hobby for boys can be fishing or painting.

• A good hobby 
• for boys 
• can be
• fishing or paining.

What is/are the gerund(s) in the following sentence?
Many people find that they can relieve stress by walking.

• people
• find 
• stress
• walking.

What is the function of the gerund in the sentence?

Traveling _{gives one a chance to see many wonderful sights.}

• subject
• direct object
• object of the preposition
• subject complement

What is the function of the gerund in the sentence?
My daughter really loves playing at the playground after school.

• subject
• direct object
• object of the preposition
• subject complement

What is the function of the gerund in the sentence?

Visiting is fun after school and on weekends. 

• subject
• direct object
• object of the preposition
• predicate nominative (noun)