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What is a…. GERund ?. A Gerund is a word ending in “ ing ” that is used as a NOUN . This means that words like: Singing Running Swimming Eating can all be used as NOUNS . EXAMPLES. Singing is fun. “singing” is used as the subject . 2. Their favorite exercise is running .
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What is a… GERund?
A Gerundis a word ending in “ing” that is used as a NOUN. This means that words like: Singing Running Swimming Eating can all be used as NOUNS.
EXAMPLES • Singing is fun. • “singing” is used as the subject. 2. Their favorite exercise is running. • “running” is used as a predicate nominative.
EXAMPLES (cont.) 3. Shelly likes swimming. • “swimming” is used as a direct object. 4. You should buy special knives for eating. • “eating” is used as an object of the preposition.
Gerunds as subjects: • Her laughing attracted my attention. • Writing in my journal has helped me understand myself better. • The ringing of my alarm wakes me every day. • Floating lazily in the pool is my favorite summer pastime. • Buzzing like a bee is funny.
Gerunds as predicate nominatives: • Yvette’s favorite exercise is hiking. • One of Alvin’s bad habits is boasting. • Mitch’s error was creating a division between his mother and father. • George’s greatest pleasure is fishing. • My idea was assembling the best writers to create one story.
Gerunds as direct objects: • Why did the birds stop chirping? • Yesterday, Mrs. Jacobs was discussing flying. • Our horse enjoys galloping briskly in the cold weather. • My brother likes yelling at pigeons in the park. • I will continue whispering until class is over.
Gerunds as a objects of the preposition: • By studying, you can improve your grades. • Before leaving the beach, we sat and watched the sunset. • Without knocking, the small child threw open the door. • Mortimer was sad when he was arrested for hurting his mother. • Penny was tricked into spying on us.
Find the Gerunds: • Mary Shelley is famous for creating the Gothic novel Frankenstein. • Completing Frankenstein at 19 was an incredible accomplishment. • One night, after listening to ghost stories, Mary and three others agreed to write their own horror stories. • Mary Shelley heard her husband and a friend discuss the possibility of reviving a corpse.
Find the Gerunds (cont.): 5. Another idea was assembling a human body from various body parts. 6. Falling asleep was difficult for Mary that night. 7. She dreamed of a man who was responsible for creating a ghastly creature. 8. After seeing this mental image, Mary was terrified.
Find the Gerund (cont.): 9. Opening her eyes reminded her that the vision was not real. 10. Imagining this ghastly creature inspired Frankenstein.