Gerunds
Identify the gerund and function in the following sentence: He quickly resorted to begging.
What is begging as an object of the preposition?
Identify the participle and the word it modifies: Shaken by the bad news, he tried to put on a brave face.
What is shaken modifying he?
Identify the gerund/s and function in the following sentence: John likes fencing and jogging.
What is fencing and jogging used as direct object?
Identify the participle and the word it modifies: The burning log fell off the fire.
What is burning modifying log?
Name the two verbals that have similar endings. Include the ending in your answer.
What is that the gerund and present participle end in -ing?
Find the verbal and identify its function: Sarah's goal was to sleep late on Saturday.
What is to sleep (infinitive) as a noun - predicate nominative?
Identify the gerund/s and function in the following sentence: I like playing soccer in my running shoes.
What is playing used as a direct object?
Identify the participle and word it modifies: Lena noticed her cousin walking along the shoreline.
What is walking modifying cousin?
Write a sentence using the present participle of the verb "play".
What is...?
Find the verbal/s and identify the function: Mark's greatest wish was to play tuba while singing.
What is to play (infinitive) as a predicate nominative?
Identify the gerund phrase/s and function in the following sentence: Climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean are two of my favorite hobbies.
What is climbing mountains and swimming in the ocean used as subjects?
Identify the participle and word it modifies: I am reading a book about fallen angels.
What is fallen modifying angels?
Find the verbal and identify its function/word modified: Running water looks pretty in a fountain.
What is running (participle) modifying water?