Gerund Review and Practice

Rewrite the sentence changing the verb into a gerund: It bothered me to wait in line.

Rewrite the sentence changing the verb into a gerund: It confuses me to see you this way.

Rewrite the sentence changing the verb into a gerund: It makes me happy to be healthy.

What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? The team won the game by scoring in overtime.

• Subject

• Direct Object

• Predicate noun

• object of a preposition

Which word is the verb in the sentence below?

Studying for the test made Sam go to bed early.

• made

• early

• studying

• test

2. You should give talking less a try.

How is the underlined gerund phrase used in the sentence?

• Subject

• Subject Complement

• Direct Object

• Appositive

What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? We started working on the project yesterday.

• Subject

• Direct Object

• Predicate noun

• object of a preposition

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

• Verb

• Participle

• Gerund

What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? We're excited about visiting Hawaii.

• Subject

• Direct Object

• Predicate noun

• object of a preposition

Which of the following best fits the definition of an infinitive?

• A verb phrase with an -ing word

• A verb that ends in -ing and functions as a noun

• A combination of helping verbs and other words

• The word "to" plus a verb