Identifying Gerunds and Gerund Phrases

Identify the gerund phrase:

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

• After the accident

• Laura was afriad

• Afraid of driving

• driving her car

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)

Identify the gerund phrase:

Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected.

• Learning a new language

• a new language is taking

• is taking longer than

• longer than I expected

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

Learning a new language is taking longer than I expected.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)

Identify the gerund phrase:

Paul finished painting the kitchen.

• Paul finished painting

• Paul finished

• finished painting

• painting the kitchen

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

Paul finished painting the kitchen.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)

Identify the gerund phrase:

The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children.

• babysitting a pack

• babysitting a pack of crying children

• of crying children

• crying children

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

The worst way to spend a Saturday afternoon is babysitting a pack of crying children.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)

Identify the gerund phrase:

Cooking at higher altitudes often requires recipe adjustments.

• cooking at

• cooking at higher

• cooking at higher altitudes

• at higher altitudes

What is the function of the gerund phrase?

Cooking at higher altitudes often requires recipe adjustments.

• subject (S)

• subject complement (SC)

• direct object (DO)

• indirect object (IO)

• object of the preposition (OP)