Gerunds ppt
- 4. What are verbs? Verbs are actions words.
- 5. Gerunds • A gerund is a verbal that ends in –ing and functions as a noun.
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- 7. Gerund It can take on the role of a subject, direct object, subjective complement, object of preposition and appositive.
- 8. • Subject is the topic of the sentence. • It is located at the beginning of the sentence. Subject
- 9. 1. Winning the game is not everything. 2. Talking is not necessary. 3. Reading a book is my favorite hobby.
- 10. Direct object • answers the question “what”.
- 11. 1. They do not appreciate my dancing. 2. Anthony likes texting. 3. My sister enjoys baking.
- 12. Subjective complement • refers back to the subject and can be change to become the subject • Subjective complement is preceded by a linking verb. Examples: am, is, are, was were, shall be, will be, can be, etc.
- 13. 1. My favorite activity is watching. Watching is my favorite activity. 2. My cat’s hobby is sleeping. Sleeping is my cat’s hobby. 3. My ambition is flying a jet. Flying a jet is my ambition.
- 14. Object of preposition • Object of the preposition is preceded by preposition.
- 16. 1. The police arrested him for speeding. 2. She is a master of crafting. 3. You cannot win the game by cheating.
- 17. Appositive • Appositive adds information about the subject. • It is set off by commas. _______,gerund,________.
- 18. 1. My favorite exercise, running, made me healthy 2. His favorite sport, swimming, takes a great deal of effort. 3. Her hobby, cycling, is tiring.
- 19. Let us review!
- 21. CONGRATULATIONS!
- 22. Underline the gerund and identify its function.
- 23. ________ 1. Walking a dog of her own had been her dream for a long time. ________ 2.There are many ways of breaking a heart. ________ 3. My passion, helping people, gives me satisfaction. ________ 4. Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences ________ 5. Lester does boxing in the gym twice a week.
- 24. ________ 6. Take time getting used to refusing people’s request ________ 7. Her hobby, reading a book, is boring for me. ________ 8. I enjoyed volunteering in cleaning the classroom. ________ 9. Some activities that make me happy are doing volunteer work and pursuing my career. ________ 10. My brother’s favorite past time is listening to music.
- 25. Compose three sentences each using the five functions of gerund. Write it on a piece of paper and it will be passed tomorrow. Encircle the gerunds.
- 26. Thank you! Good day and God Bless
Editor's Notes
- #6: Give example of words ending in -ing
- #7: Give example of sentence using gerund
- #9: What does roasting modify in the sentence? Who is the subject? Does wearing silly hat modifies the subject?
- #10: NOW, I will show some pictures and I want you to construct sentence using it. Burning torch – Smiling baby
- #11: What do they modify in the sentence?
- #17: Identify the infinitive and if it is adverb or adjective. Adv – adj – adv - adj