Lesson on Gerunds

Which one is a gerund in the direct object position ?

• Reading is relaxing.

• I love reading.

• By reading, we can explore new worlds.

• None of them.

Which one is a gerund in the subject position ?

• Fabian's favorite activity is reading.

• I enjoy shopping with friends.

• Reading is relaxing.

• All of them.

I want to apologize for sleeping is a gerund ?

• Yes, it is

• No, it isn't

Which one of this sentences is a gerund? ( More than one answers)

• Are you good at dancing?

• She is crazy about reading romantic poems.

• She was believing him

In the sentence "he likes reading books", "reading" is a...

• Gerund

• verb

In the sentence "Reading is his favorite activity", "reading" is a...

• Gerund

• Progressive verb

What is the grammatical function of the gerund phrase?

Anna loves reading wilderness survival stories, and she plans to write a book abouther own experiences.

• It is a subject.

• direct object

• It is an object of a preposition.

What is the grammatical function of the gerund phrase?

"When you know the length of the base and the height, calculating the area of a triangle is easy".

• It is a subject.

• It is an object of a verb.

• It is an object of a proposition.

She is the dancing queen

• gerund

• verb

• participle

I am planning to buy a new laptop soon.

• verb

• gerund

• participle