Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

What is a gerund?

• A verb form ending in -ing used as a noun

• A verb form ending in -ed used as an adjective

• A noun form used as a verb

• A verb form used as an adverb

Identify the gerund in the sentence: 'Jackie saved money for the trip by grooming horses at a local stable.'

• saved

• money

• grooming

• horses

In the sentence 'Training a pet to obey simple commands can be difficult,' what is the gerund?

• Training

• pet

• obey

• difficult

Fill in the blank: A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and any modifiers or complements the gerund has. The entire phrase is used as a ____.

• A) verb

• B) noun

• C) adjective

• D) adverb

What is the function of the gerund phrase in the sentence 'Traveling to distant places is easier today than it was two hundred years ago'?

• Subject

• Predicate nominative

• Direct object

• Object of a preposition

Identify the gerund in the sentence: 'Jerry’s phobia is speaking to large crowds.'

• phobia

• is

• speaking

• crowds.

In the sentence 'Sarah believes in saving money for the future,' what is the gerund?

• A) believes

• B) saving

• C) money

• D) future

What is the gerund phrase in the sentence 'The annoying rooster enjoys crowing outside my window'?

• annoying rooster

• enjoys crowing

• crowing outside my window

• outside my window

Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence: 'Flying in an airplane sounds dangerous, but it is actually quite safe.'

• Flying in an airplane

• sounds dangerous

• is actually quite safe

• in an airplane.

In the sentence 'A far more dangerous activity is driving a car,' what is the gerund phrase?

• far more dangerous

• driving a car

• is driving

• a car