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Verbals: Gerunds

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You have learned that a participle

is one kind of verbal. Another

kind of verbal is a gerund.

Bowling is a very old sport.

Gardening is a satisfying hobby. Collecting baseball cards can be a

lucrative pastime.

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A gerund is the present participle

of a verb (theing form) used as

a noun. In a sentence a gerund can function in

all of the ways that a noun does.

Subject:Reading is my favorite activity. D.O. :I enjoy reading.

Object of Preposition:Today is a good

day for reading. Predicate Noun:My favorite activity is

reading.

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To determine whether a word ending in

ing is a verb, participle, or gerund, you

must see how the word is used in thesentence.

First find the simple subject and the

simple predicate. They will help youknow whether a word is a gerund.

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Cora and Andy are running in tomorrows big

race. (Running is part of the verb phrase are

running) The running water overflowed. (Running is a

participle, modifying the subject water)

Running is both a fun and healthful exercise.

(Running is the subject of this sentence. It is

a gerund)

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Find each gerund in these sentences. Is it used

as a subject, D.O. , object of a preposition, or

a predicate noun?1. Sketching is fun for me.

2. Marya exercises everyday by swimming.

3. Her other leisure activity is painting.4. She and I are singing in the chorus tonight.

5. Of all my interests, I care most aboutreading.

6. Traveling comes second or third on my listof favorites.

7. What is the most interesting hobby for you?

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Find each gerund in these sentences. Is it used

as a subject, D.O. , object of a preposition, or

a predicate noun? 13. Practical hobbies include sewing,

building, and cooking.

14. Skating, skiing, and swimming are somehealthful hobbies.

15. Reading about faraway places issatisfying to many people.

16. People of all ages relax and get in shapeby jogging.

17. In fact, running has become a hobby asmuch as an exercise.

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Find each gerund in these sentences. Is it used

as a subject, D.O. , object of a preposition, or

a predicate noun?

18. Winston Churchill, a former PrimeMinister of Great Britain, liked painting

and writing. 19. Collecting was President Franklin D.

Roosevelts hobby, and he acquired anamazing stamp collection.

20. President Dwight D. Eisenhowersfavorite kind of exercise was golfing.