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Gerunds Practice

The document discusses gerunds and present participles. It provides examples of sentences containing gerunds or present participles and identifies which is which. It explains that gerunds can function as subjects or objects, while present participles are used like adjectives or adverbs. The document also provides an exercise for the reader to identify gerunds and present participles in sample sentences.

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Gerunds Practice

The document discusses gerunds and present participles. It provides examples of sentences containing gerunds or present participles and identifies which is which. It explains that gerunds can function as subjects or objects, while present participles are used like adjectives or adverbs. The document also provides an exercise for the reader to identify gerunds and present participles in sample sentences.

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1. Do you remember __________ in that elevator?

(stuck) [passive]
2. I dread ________ of what might happen next. (think) [simple]
3. Lydia really regrets _______ out of high school. (drop) [simple]
4. She loves _______ about historical nations. (teach) [passive]
5. He's proud of ________ the game in record time. (complete) [perfect]
6. I don't remember _______ in your team ever! (include) [perfect passive]
7. ________ to hospital before your flight is a stressful experience. (rush)
[simple passive].
8. ________ for the third time, the worker was told he would be fired if he made
one more offense. (warn) [perfect passive]
9. In spite of _________ all of his children except his youngest daughter, the
Prophet PBUH did not give up hope, courage or faith. (lose) [perfect]
10. He still spoke well to his enemies and was the best at _______. (smile)
[simple]
11. ______ as the man with the best manners, he was never the first to withdraw
from a hug or a handshake. (choose) [perfect passive]

Gerund or participle: (read page 59 - gerunds can be subjects or objects but not
describing/adjectives)
Exercise

Point out the present participles and gerunds in the following sentences.

1. He has ruined his lungs by smoking.


2. Asking questions is easier than answering them.
3. We saw a clown standing on his head.
4. He hates spending money.
5. Waving their hands, the spectators cheered the runners.
6. We are fighting a losing battle.
7. It is freezing cold.
8. We are confident of winning the election.
9. The boy cried thinking that he would be whipped.
10. Can you teach me painting?

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Answers

1. Smoking � Gerund (object of the preposition by)


2. Asking � Gerund (subject of the verb is)
3. Standing � participle (used like an adjective qualifying the noun clown)
4. Spending � gerund (object of the verb hates)
5. Waving � participle (used like an adjective qualifying the noun spectators)
6. Fighting � participle (used to form the present continuous verb)
7. Freezing � participle (used like an adverb qualifying the adjective cold)
8. Winning � gerund (object of the preposition of)
9. Thinking � Participle (used like an adverb qualifying the verb cried)
10. Painting � gerund (object of the verb teach)

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sentences with gerunds

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