P3 Gerund

What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence?

Swimming is good exercise.

• Swimming

• is

• good

• exercise.

Gardening is my favorite hobby.

What is the gerund in the sentence?

• Gardening

• favorite

• hobby

Gerunds look like what?

• to + verb

• end in ONLY -ing

• end in -ing AND -ed/-nt/other past tense verb endings

• none of the above

Gerunds always act like what?

• nouns

• adjectives

• adverbs

• all three

Is the underlined word a gerund?

The boy was sleeping.

• yes

• no

She hates _______ in the car for long time.

• sits

• is sitting

• siting

• sitting

He enjoys ___________books.

• to read

• reading

She tired of ___________homework.

• to do

• doing

Dad enjoys _________in the garden.

• to work

• working

IDENTIFY THE GERUND(S)

Eating ice cream on a hot day can be a good way to cool off.

• cool

• hot

• day

• eating