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In each of the following sentences identify the italicized verbal phrase as a participial phrase or gerund phrase.
1. Maxine gets her exercise by dancing for at least three hours a week.
- dancing for at least three hours a week = participial
2. Winning the contest was a thrill for our cheerleaders.
- winning the contest = gerund
3. Richard's summer job is delivering groceries to the hospital.
- delivering groceries to the hospital = gerund
4. Enzo Ferrari became famous by building fast and stylish cars.
- building fast and stylish cars = participial
5. Preparing for that play took quite a long time.
- preparing for that play = gerund
6. Samantha overheard Tina and Sue talking about their vacation plans.
- talking about their vacation plans = gerund
7. Excited by the thought of the trip, we finished packing early.
- Excited by the thought of the trip = participial
8. Koalas get most of their nutrition by eating eucalyptus leaves.
- eating eucalyptus leaves = participial
9. Tired of the noise outside, we closed the window.
- tired of the noise outside = participial
Please review the difference between how nouns (gerunds) and adjectives (participles) are used in sentences. 50% of your first 4 answers are incorrect.
no.1 no.4 and no.8 are incorrect
Great job on identifying the verbal phrases in each sentence! Your answers are correct. To determine whether the italicized verbal phrase is a participial phrase or a gerund phrase, we need to understand the difference between the two.
A participial phrase consists of a participle (a verb form that usually ends in -ing or -ed) and its modifiers, objects, or complements. In sentence 1, the participial phrase "dancing for at least three hours a week" functions as an adverbial phrase to tell us how Maxine gets her exercise.
A gerund phrase, on the other hand, consists of a gerund (a verb form ending in -ing that functions as a noun) and its modifiers, objects, or complements. In sentence 2, the gerund phrase "winning the contest" is the subject of the sentence.
To identify whether a verbal phrase is participial or gerund, we usually look at how it functions in the sentence. Participial phrases often function as adjectives to modify nouns, while gerund phrases function as nouns themselves.
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