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Gerunds.notebook May 16, 2013 Gerunds 1) Review of terms: verbs, adjectives, and participles. 2) Introduce the term "gerunds." 3) Identify gerunds and participles in a sentence. 4) Create sentences using gerunds and participles as sentence openers. Lesson objectives o ch ec k What do these sentences have in common? rt A verbal is a word that is formed from a verb and that acts as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb. There are three kinds of verbals: gerunds. participles, and infinitives. Teachers' notes Introducing... Gerunds! Reading is my favorite subject. Pu ll to pa pe Verbals Introducing... Gerunds! A gerund is a verbal that ends in ing and acts as a noun. I enjoy reading. Today is a good day for reading. My favorite activity is reading. 1 Gerunds.notebook May 16, 2013 Sort into categories. Gerunds can be the.... Identifying the Gerunds Use the pen and underline the gerunds. Check your answers by clicking the pencil. Subject Object of a Direct Object preposition Predicate noun 1. Traveling might satisfy your desire for new experiences. 2. They do not appreciate my singing. 4. The police arrested him for speeding. My favorite activity is reading. Today is a good day for reading. He enjoys walking. Tim's exercise is walking. I enjoy reading. Reading is my favorite subject. Mornings are Walking is fun good for for me. walking. A gerund phrase consists of the gerund accompanied by an adjective, an adverb, a direct object, and/or a prepositional phrase. Gerund Phrases Subject: Taking a long walk can be good exercise. gerund phrase un d Pull Click the pencil to reveal the sentences. ge r C he ck an sw er s 3. My cat's favorite activity is sleeping. Direct Object: We enjoyed taking a walk. Object of a preposition: Predicate noun: We discussed the pleasures of taking a long walk. The loud barking of the dogs woke up our neighbors. One pleasant form of exercise is taking a long walk. 2 Gerunds.notebook May 16, 2013 Gerund Phrase Secrets... 1 Can a gerund be a single word? Yes or No Drag the flashlight over the page to reveal the secrets. *A gerund virtually never requires any punctuation with it. * It has an ing and acts as a noun. * If followed by a noun, it is usually a participle. If followed by a verb, usually a gerund phrase. Why use gerunds? People would think we are crazy if we started talking like this! So why do we do need gerunds? Erase to reveal Yes No Let's practice a gerund sentence opener together... Use the pen tool and write an example on the line provided. phrase: worrying about many things Gerund: ___________________________________ We need sentence variety when writing!! Sentence structure of subject and verb would become redundant. 3 Gerunds.notebook Now try these on your own... May 16, 2013 Extra Practice phrase: producing new inventions phrase: resisting the officer phrase: chopping down the trees Click here to go to a website for more understanding. Click here to go to an interactive website for more practice. phrase: holding an elaborately decorated umbrella Leave with this... 4 Attachments WhackAMole Game Parts of Speech_Mizell 2.notebook Gerunds Review.docx Participle Review.doc