1. Using Gerunds in Writing

2. Write three things that you love to do Examples : ~play tennis, ~eat Mexican food

3. Using your three answers to the previous question, create sentences in which the “thing you like to do” in the sentence ends in -ing Examples:  I love playing tennis.  Eating Mexican food is my favorite thing to do.

4. My sentences 1. 2. 3.

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6. My Examples: 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing.

7. In these sentences, circle the word that ends in -ing. 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing.

8. Answers: 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing.

9. Now, underline the VERB in each sentence. Be careful…looks can be deceiving. 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing.

10. Answers 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing.

11. In each of the sentences what do you think the part of speech for each of the –ing words is? 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing.

12. All of the –ing words are nouns Now – see if you can determine which of the following each –ing word is 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing. A. Direct ObjectC. Predicate Noun B. Object of PrepositionD. Subject

13. All of the –ing words are nouns Now – see if you can determine which of the following each –ing word is 1.I enjoy going to the movies. 2.Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy. 3.Your bad habit was picking your nose in public. 4.I am fond of skiing. A. Direct ObjectC. Predicate Noun B. Object of PrepositionD. Subject A. D. C. B.

14. GERUND A verb form that ends in –ing and is being used as a noun Directions: Use three of the following as gerunds (it can be a subject, object of a preposition, a direct object, or a predicate noun) lovingfightingworrying runningchoosingsnoring

15. My sentences 1. 2. 3.

16. GERUND phrase A group of words that includes a gerund and other words to complete its meaning. Exercising on a bike is fun for all ages. Laughing at people who fall down in public makes me happy.

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18. Circle the gerund and underline the gerund phrase. Label if it’s a subject, direct object, object of preposition, or predicate noun. I read a book about climbing Mount Everest. Many people avoid speaking before large groups. Her greatest talent was playing the flute. After the first five minutes, I stopped listening to the speaker. I exhausted myself by walking ten miles.

19. Circle the gerund and underline the gerund phrase. Label if it’s a subject, direct object, object of preposition, or predicate noun. Becoming a medical doctor requires many years of education. Poison ivy causes itching of the affected area. Succeeding in school depends on hard work. What are the advantages of living in Alaska? Playing first base will be a real stretch for me.