1. Warm Up: Write down the participial phrase, and underline the participle. What is the phrase modifying? 1.Working in the lab, the scientist created a robot. 2.Early films were still pictures projected on a wall. 3.Moving pictures came later. 4.Food sealed in cans was given to the campers. 5.Quickly frozen food is necessary to preserve the freshness.

2. Verbal of the Day: Gerunds Add these notes to your verbal and participle notes from yesterday.

3. What does it look like? Gerunds look like verbs, and end in –ing. Examples: running, jumping, swimming, hiking

4. How do they behave? Gerunds are nouns. They may not look like it, but they are things. Examples: Yelling and screaming can be things.

5. Gerunds can be… Subjects of sentences. Objects of sentences (direct, indirect, prepositional).

6. Examples Biking is a good cardiovascular activity. (Biking is used as the subject of the sentence.) I hate whining. (Whining is used as a direct object in this sentence.)

7. Practice: In each of the following sentences, determine what each gerund is. The grumbling is causing everyone to get upset. My sister loves sleeping past noon.

8. Gerunds and Participles: Identify the verbals and decide whether they are a gerund or participle. The heartbreaking lose ended our season. Skiing is one of the best ways to enjoy a snowy day. The injured player was carted off the field. I enjoy traveling, and do it whenever I can. The flying squirrel enjoys gliding to other trees.