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Identify the gerund in the following sentence: Jenna is very good at spelling.
Spelling Why?: spelling is the thing that Jenna is good at but she is not physically spelling
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Identify the form of the following gerund phrase: You should try singing tenor.
object of the preposition ; the gerund phase comes after of which is a preposition. The preposition modifies the phrase.
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100 Question: which of the following additions would function as an object of the preposition I know people who are obsessed with __________. Always looking down Eating all the time My fishing rod None of the above
Eating all the time ; with is a preposition and eating all the time is the only gerund phase option
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Identify the modifier of the following gerund phrase: Manny argued strongly against recounting the vote.
recounting the vote ; recounting the vote is what manny is against. Against modifies recounting the vote
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Which of the is a gerund phrase? He ruined his sight by watching TV all day Watching TV all day, he ruined his eyes
He ruined his sight by watching TV all day ; in sentence one watching tv all day functions as an object of the preposition. In the second sentence watching tv all day is a participle phrase because it modifies the pronoun he.
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Identify the TWO gerunds in the following sentence: Sarah enjoys biking like animals enjoy hunting.
Biking and Hunting; Sarah is not actually biking but enjoys do it. Hunting is an activity the animals enjoy to do. The fact that it is an activity makes it a noun
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Identify the form of the following gerund phrase: Kristin's dream was singing in the local musical.
predicate noun ; Singing in her the local musical renames Kristen’s dream.
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Question: which of the following additions would function as a subject ___________ is all Willie does. Studying Reading Practicing basketball None of the above
Practicing basketball ; options A & B are just lone gerunds but C is actually a gerund phrase
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Identify the modifier of the following gerund phrase: Most of the time, swimming at the beach is safe.
at the beach ; Safe is what swimming at the beach is. swimming modifies the beach.
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identify the gerund AND the form of its phrase Singing to herself is her a delight.
Singing; subject ; singing modifies her delight and is the subject of the sentence
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Identify which of the following contains a gerund phrase: The course's goal is providing students with knowledge of basic math. Basic knowledge of math is what course is providing
The course's goal is providing students with knowledge of basic math. ; The gerund phrase is providing students and is used as a predicate noun in the sentence. The gerund is providing and the direct object is students. In the second example, providing is not modifying anything therefore it is not a gerund phrase
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Identify the form of the following gerund phrase: Bart received an award for having perfect attendance.
object of the preposition ; the phrase having perfect attendance follows the word for which is a preposition
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Question: which of the following additions would function as a direct object Yes, I began ______________ this morning. cleaning my room frowning thinking None of the above
cleaning my room ; options B & C are just lone gerunds but C is actually a gerund phrase
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Identify the modifier of the following gerund phrase His job is making reservations for overnight guests at the hotel.
making reservations for overnight guests ; making reservation for overnight guests modifies and renames his job
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identify the gerund AND the function of its phrase Praising all alike is praising none.
praising all alike ; subject ; it is the subject of the sentence
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Identify the modifier in the following sentence: The teacher ended Jim's disrupting behavior.
behavior ; Disrupting describes the behavior jim is displaying
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Question: which of the following additions would function as a predicate noun My father's job is ____________ To control the marketing team Top secret spying managing the New York office. None of the above
managing the New York office. ; options A & B function as objects of the preposition ‘to’ but C renames his job
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Identify the modifier of the following gerund phrase After saving the dog's life, the young man was given a reward.
dog’s life ; the dog’s life is what has been saved.
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Question: which of the following additions would function as an object of the preposition John was angry ____________ About lying to alice Thinking about alice lying Lying about alice None of the above
about lying to alice ; about is the only phrase that begins with a preposition
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Identify the form of the following gerund phrase in the following sentence: We should teach our children the necessity of helping others in need.
object of the preposition ; the gerund phase comes after of which is a preposition. The preposition modifies the phrase.
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Identify the form of the TWO following gerund phrases: The chorus began singing the song. Some people enjoy mowing the lawn.
Direct object for both ; singing a song is what the chorus was doing. The word began modifies the singing. Enjoy modifies mowing the lawn
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Question: which of the following additions would function as a subject _________ is not my idea of fun. After practice sweat Hiding in the dark Poster making None of the above
Hiding in the dark ; options A does not contain a gerund option C has the gerund second but option B adds a subject to the sentence
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Identify the modifiers of the TWO following gerund phrase Marion always enjoys smiling at the camera. The science lab posts strict rules about dissecting animals.
at the camera ; animals ; smiling at the camera is what marion enjoys; dissecting is what is being done to animals
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does the following contain a gerund phrase? Where? Why? We spent the whole day playing cards.
yes (playing cards) because it is what they spent all day doing