Gerunds Review

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Working hard is often its own reward.

• Working

• Working hard

• its own reward

• working hard is

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My mother always enjoys driving.

• driving

• enjoys driving

• enjoys

• My mother always

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I know people who are obsessed with eating all the time.

• eating all the time

• eating

• with eating

• with eating all the time

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Crying in the dark is not my idea of fun.

• Crying in the dark

• crying in

• Crying in the dark is

• is not my idea of fun

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It seems that his favorite activity is sleeping.

• sleeping

• is sleeping

• activity is sleeping

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I don't believe in choosing sides.

• choosing sides

• choosing

• in choosing sides

• I don't believe

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Practicing basketball is all Billy does.

• Practicing basketball

• Practice basketball

• basketball is

• Practicing

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My father's job is managing the New York office.

• managing the New York office

• managing

• is managing

• My father's job

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Young people used to dream about making movies.

• making movies

• making

• about making

• about making movies

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Yes, I began cleaning my room this morning.

• cleaning my room this morning

• cleaning

• about making

• about making movies