Gerunds Review

What is the function of the gerund in this sentence?

• subject

• predicate nominative

• direct object

• object of the preposition

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function. Also, many colleges have a practice of opening their observatories to the public.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function. Discovering a comet is a dream of few persistent skywatchers.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function. Sometimes you can see up to forty shooting stars an hour, simply by being outside at the right time.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive

Identify the gerund in the sentence. Then, identify its function. The tradition of naming comets after the first person who sighted them brings a kind of fame to these skywatchers.

• Subject

• Predicate Nominative

• Direct Object

• Object of the Preposition

• Appositive