Basics of Gerunds and Participles
This term refers to a verb ending in "-ing" that functions as a NOUN. x3
What is a gerund?
This participle form is used to describe actions that happened before the action of the main verb. x3
What is the past participle?
This gerund completes the sentence: '______ is important for good health.' x3
What is [verb]-ing?
In 'Running is fun,' this type of verbal is 'running'. x3
What is a gerund?
A participle phrase usually provides this type of additional information about a noun in a sentence. x3
What is descriptive or adjective-al information?
This type of participle is used in forming continuous tenses and ends in '-ing'. x2
What is a present participle?
Identify the present participle in this sentence: 'Hoping for a win, the team played their best.' x2
What is hoping?
Find the gerund in the sentence: 'Reading helps improve vocabulary.' x2
What is reading?
In 'Running quickly, she reached the finish line,' this type of verbal is 'running'. x2
What is a participle?
Form a participle phrase from 'burn' to describe the action of a fire. x2
EX: What is The quickly burning fire spread and caused problems.
This type of participle is used to form perfect tenses and usually ends in '-ed' or '-en'.
What is a past participle?
In 'The crying baby kept everyone awake,' this word is the participle.
What is crying?
This gerund appears in 'The child's favorite activity is drawing.'
What is drawing?
This sentence contains both a participle and gerund: 'The boiling water was great for making tea.' Identify both.
What is boiling and making?
Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence: 'Playing soccer with friends is enjoyable.'
What is playing soccer with friends?
Identify the gerund in the following sentence: 'Swimming is a great exercise.'
What is swimming?
Transform 'the students' consistent practice' by including a present participle.
What is "The practicing students"?
Identify the gerund used as the object of the preposition in 'They talked about traveling.'
What is traveling?
'After eating, he went for a jog.' Identify the gerund and participle.
What is eating [gerund], went [participle]?
Explain how a gerund functions in the sentence: 'Her hobby is collecting stamps.'
What is the subject complement?
Identify the participle in the following sentence: 'The baked bread looked delicious.'
What is baked?
In this sentence, identify the correct use of a past participle: 'Painted by a master, the portrait was admired by all.'
What is painted?
In 'He succeeded by working hard,' this is the gerund phrase.
What is working hard?
In 'He gave up smoking after learning of the health risks,' identify the gerund and the participle.
What is smoking [gerund], learning [participle]?
In 'Having finished the assignment, she relaxed,' identify the participial phrase and its function.
What is "Having finished the assignment" provides description of "she"?