Gerunds
A gerund acts as this part of speech in a sentence.
What is a noun?
Definition of a gerund
A verb that acts as an adjective
He enjoys photographing wildlife.
Photographing- Gerund
I love dancing with my friends.
Dancing-direct object
Identify the gerund in the following sentence:
Cheerleading is considered a sport.
What is cheerleading?
Identify the participle in the following sentence.
Listening to uplifting music makes my day.
What is uplifting?
The sparkling water looked refreshing.
Sparkling- Participle
He loves playing guitar.
Playing- Direct object
Identify the gerund in the following sentence.
A good scary movie is effective at frightening people.
What is frightening?
Identify the participle in the following sentence.
The dancing cat got a lot of attention.
What is dancing?
The frozen lake was safe for skating.
Frozen-Participle
Running made my feet hurt.
Running- subject
Identify the gerund in the following sentence.
A great way to study is reading over your notes the night before.
reading
Identify the participle in the following sentence.
I refuse to sit on your broken couch.
What is broken?
He avoids eating too much junk food.
Eating- Gerund
Washing the dishes is her least favorite job.
Washing- Subject
What is the gerund phrase in the following sentence?
My favorite hobbies include watching Netflix on the couch and scrolling through Instagram.
What is watching Netflix on the couch and scrolling through Instagram?
Identify the participial in the following sentence.
The barking dog scared the delivery person.
barking
The shining sun lit up the whole room.
Shining- Participle
He mentioned visiting the museum this weekend.
Visiting- Direct object