Find the Gerund
Jim had been assuming that walking would be the ideal way to stay fit.
What is walking?
My brother is a very kind person who loves to help other people.
What is very?
I am hoping to earn my degree in economics this year.
What is to earn?
George quickly found his shoes under the bed.
What is under?
The housing problem is becoming a concern.
What is housing?
Swimming across the lake was Jane's idea of fun until she realized that an alligator was chasing her.
What is swimming?
Ben's curly hair made him extremely popular with the girls.
What is extremely?
Ted wants to buy the tickets for you.
What is to buy?
After the war, the nations signed a peace treaty.
What is after?
I ran across the parking lot quickly to avoid the heavy downpour.
What is heavy?
I am hoping that writing will be a way I can earn a living.
What is writing?
Bob said he was very tired after the long walk home.
What is very?
To work at a career I love is very important to me.
What is to work?
If you put your keys on the counter when you get home, you would not have trouble finding them later.
What is on?
Gloria was wearing an ugly dress at the party.
What is ugly?
I find that sitting here is terribly boring.
What is sitting?
Please be careful if you arrive early for the game.
What is early?
Betty likes to sing at parties.
What is to sing?
If Ed remains with his current job, he will soon get a promotion.
What is with?
Are you going to attend that boring meeting this week?
What is boring?
Her hobby of baking designer cakes helped Sue when she was trying to start a career
What is baking?
The tall, quiet student who sat in the back row tended to calmly wait his turn to speak.
What is calmly?
To encourage team spirit, the coach gave free tickets to all of the teams' families.
What is to encourage?
Bill and Ted, my two best friends at college, ran every race that was scheduled.
What is at?
Ben's curly hair made him the envy of all the girls.
What is curly?