Each of the following sentences contains one gerund. Underline the gerund in each sentence. Then write whether it is used as a subject, direct object, predicate noun, or object of a preposition.
1. Walking is excellent exercise. Gerund:
Walking - Subject
2. My little sister observes my birthday by phoning.
Phoning - Direct Object
3. This plant needs pruning.
Pruning - Direct Object
4. Love is caring, and I always try to show I care.
Caring - Predicate Noun
5. Speeding led to the loss of her driver's license.
Speeding - Subject
6. Our goal has always been winning.
Winning - Predicate Noun
7. Don't you ever get tired of studying?
Studying- Object of preposition
8. Exercising is one way to burn up calories.
Calories - Subject
9. After several months Frank's grandmother stopped writing.
Writing - Direct Object
10. The team finished practicing at five o'clock.
Practicing - direct object
ah ms. sue thx for correction
2. Phoning- object of preposition
4. caring- direct object
8. exercising - subject
Oops! I goofed on 4. Reed is right!
All are correct.
thank you
2, 4, 8 are wrong. The others are right.
Sorry, Reed. All are not correct.
Yes, two is wrong, part of speech. I saw it wrong.
And eight is wrong. I was too quick to judge. Ms. Sue is right.
Four: "caring" is what we used to call a predicate nominative. If it's now called a predicate noun, so be it. I think you are correct.