idntify gerunds and then write how its used:S is subject PN predicate nominative DO direct object OP object of a preposition
1)CHEERING the team gave me a sore throat
2)Joanna's mother enjoys PRESERVING fruits and vegetables
3)We stopped him from TELLING the secret
4)Alicia's worst fashion habit is WEARING her sweater inside out
5)PLAYING chess takes a great deal of concentration
6)One of the most dangerouse sports is SKIING down almost-vertical slopes
7)Mr.Kal doesn't approve of COMING late
8)Thank you for LISTENING to my explenation
9)To get rid of the skunk odor, try WASHING the dog with tomato juice
10)HEARING the wind moan scared the children
Before you tackle gerunds, you should probably get participles under control.
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1259803713
To identify gerunds in each sentence, we need to look for verbs that end in "-ing" and determine how they are used in the sentence. Here are the gerunds in each sentence, along with an explanation of how they are used:
1) CHEERING - In this sentence, "CHEERING" is used as the subject of the sentence.
2) PRESERVING - In this sentence, "PRESERVING" is used as the object of the verb "enjoys."
3) TELLING - In this sentence, "TELLING" is used as the object of the preposition "from."
4) WEARING - In this sentence, "WEARING" is used as the predicate nominative, renaming the subject "habit."
5) PLAYING - In this sentence, "PLAYING" is used as the subject of the sentence.
6) SKIING - In this sentence, "SKIING" is used as the subject of the sentence.
7) COMING - In this sentence, "COMING" is used as the object of the preposition "of."
8) LISTENING - In this sentence, "LISTENING" is used as the object of the preposition "for."
9) WASHING - In this sentence, "WASHING" is used as the object of the preposition "of."
10) HEARING - In this sentence, "HEARING" is used as the subject of the sentence.
So, the gerunds and how they are used in each sentence are:
1) CHEERING - Subject
2) PRESERVING - Object of the verb
3) TELLING - Object of the preposition
4) WEARING - Predicate nominative
5) PLAYING - Subject
6) SKIING - Subject
7) COMING - Object of the preposition
8) LISTENING - Object of the preposition
9) WASHING - Object of the preposition
10) HEARING - Subject