Homework Help: english

Posted by cj on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:12pm.

What is the gerund phrase and noun function of the gerund in these sentences:
1.Brett earns his income by repairing cars.
2.I enjoy playing the piano.
3.Her favorite pastime is entertaining friends.
4.She is successful in mimicking others' voices.
5.He must like studying calculus.
6.Water skiing, sailing, and swimming are my favorite summer sports.
7.Writing a research paper sounds difficult.

English - Ms. Sue, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:15pm
http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1333492372
english - cj, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:16pm
whats that ms.sue??
English - Ms. Sue, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:17pm
Click on the link and find out.
english - cj, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:19pm
so in the second question the gerund is playing? and its function is predicate nominative?
english - cj, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:25pm
ms.sue??
english - Ms. Sue, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:25pm
Playing is the gerund. The gerund phrase is playing the piano.

It is not a predicate nominative.
english - cj, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:29pm
so then it would be the subject?
English - Ms. Sue, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:31pm
No.

Please stop guessing and study the parts of a sentence in your book.
english - cj, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:32pm
its online ,not in a book
english - cj, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:38pm
im just asking for help
English - Ms. Sue, Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 6:54pm
You need to understand the parts of a sentence -- subject, verb, complements, etc.

We can't teach you what I spent the better part of a year teaching seventh graders. Please study the sites that Writeacher posted for you.

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