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Let’s Go Hunting for Gerunds!
Gerunds
These ugly critters are a menace until you hunt them
down and use them correctly!
• A gerund is a noun made from a verb by
adding "-ing.
The gerund form of the verb "read" is "reading.”
Know your enemy!
To hunt and use
those pesky
gerunds, you need
to know more about
them.
You will recognize
that gerunds come
from verbs, but…
they act as
NOUNS!!!
You can use a gerund as the subject, the
complement, or the object of a sentence.
Examples:
1. Reading helps you learn English. subject of
sentence
2. Her favorite hobby is reading. complement of
sentence
3. I enjoy reading. object of sentence
Locating your prey!
Gerunds are tricky
little critters!
You’ll find them hiding
in sentences as the
Subject or as the
Object.
So Gerunds can be both subjective and objective!
As a subject, that Gerund may look
like this…
• Hunting for Gerunds is my favorite grammatical
sport.
As the object, the Gerund may look
like this…
• Gerunds are good at running for their lives.
If they really want to trick
you…
A gerund can also act as a compliment or
appositive for a noun. Like this:
• I had the critter, clawing and spitting, in my sights.
See if you can spot them in
time!
Find the pesky critter!
•Sleeping peacefully, the gerund never saw it coming.
The gerund sleeping is part of an appositive phrase
modifying the subject.
Look out! There’s two of ‘em!
Hunting gerunds is amusing!
The gerund hunting is a
subject.
The gerund amusing is an object.
Go out and get ‘em!
Remember, gerunds may look like -ing verbs
…
But they act like nouns.
Find and use them as the subject, object, or noun
complement in a sentence.
Happy Hunting!