Gerunds and Participles

Hours of editing the newspaper ruined their day.

• gerund

• participle

gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a(n) ---

• adjective

• adverb

• noun

• verb

What is the function of the gerund phrase (in red)?

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the verb

• Object of the preposition

What is the function of the gerund phrase (in red)?

• Subject

• Object of the verb

• Object of the preposition

What is the function of the gerund phrase (in red)?

• Subject

• Object of the verb

• Object of the preposition

What is the function of the gerund phrase (in red)?

• Subject of the sentence

• Object of the verb

• Object of the preposition

Hoping for a new bicycle and a toy robot, my brother couldn't sleep at all Christmas Eve.

• Gerund

• Participle

Rochelle and her sister finally went shopping for shoes.

• Gerund

• Participle

Evan really loves listening to music from his playlist.

• Gerund

• Participle

The children, crying and exhausted, were guided out of the collapsed house.

• Gerund

• Participle