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Gerunds
Gerund Phrases
100
What do gerunds always end in?
-ing
100
True or False: Gerunds share qualities with both verbs and nouns.
True.


Like verbs, they can have                      or                .

Like nouns, they can be modified by                         .

200
What is the definition of a gerund?
A verb that acts as a noun
300
Identify the gerund in the following sentence AND the noun job it performs: Running quickly can be hazardous.
Running - subject
400

GROUP QUESTION

Identify the noun jobs of the gerunds in the following sentences: 


Laughing is contagious.

The lecture was disrupted by laughing.

I like laughing.

Give laughing a try.

The best cure for sadness is laughing.


Subject

Object of the Preposition

Direct Object

Indirect Object

Predicate Nominative

500
Create a sentence that uses "flying" as a gerund and another that uses "flying" as a verb.
Examples:


Flying is fun (gerund)

I was flying above the llamas.