Infinitives and Gerunds

Identify the gerund in each sentence:

Naomi likes reading historical novels.

• likes

• reading

• historical

• novels

Identify the gerund in each sentence:

Forecasting the weather can be a challenge.

• Forecasting

• weather

• be

• can

What part of speech is the gerund?

Naomi likes reading historical novels.

• subject

• direct object

• indirect object

• subject complement

• object of the preposition

Identify the gerund in each sentence:

Silas recently tried skateboarding on a ramp.

• tried

• skateboarding

• ramp

• recently

What part of speech is the gerund?

The first step in the assignment is locating appropriate sources.

• subject

• subject complement

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

What part of speech is the gerund?

Veronica could not stop from laughing at the joke.

• subject

• subject complement

• object of the preposition

• indirect object

• direct object

Identify the gerund in each sentence:

Annabel and Diana were exhausted from working all afternoon.

• exhausted

• working

• were

• from

What part of speech is the gerund?

Winning the match is not everything.

• subject

• subject complement

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

What part of speech is the gerund?

The mayor opposed raising the speed limit through town.

• subject

• direct object

• subject complement

• indirect object

• object of the preposition

Identify the gerund in each sentence:

Playing the drums is Neil's only interest.

• playing

• is

• only

• interest