1. identify the gerund phrase(s)
1.Setting turquoise stones in silver is a common jewelry-making practice.
setting turquoise stones <--
2.The Pueblo also earn their money by shaping pottery.
shaping pottery <---
3.The next step after baking a piece of pottery is painting it.
baking a piece <---
painting it <---
1. The entire gerund phrase is "setting turquoise stones in silver."
2. Right.
3. "Is painting" is the verb, not a gerund phrase.
The entire gerund phrase is "baking a piece of pottery."
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Correct.
OOPS. No, two of your answers are wrong. A gerund phrase includes the object and modifiers. Two of these phrases include modifiers.
3. Baking a piece of pottery
oh sorry now i see!
To identify gerund phrases, you need to understand what a gerund is. A gerund is a verb that ends in "-ing" and functions as a noun in a sentence.
Now let's look at the sentences you provided and identify the gerund phrases:
1. "Setting turquoise stones in silver is a common jewelry-making practice."
The gerund phrase in this sentence is "setting turquoise stones." It functions as the subject of the sentence.
2. "The Pueblo also earn their money by shaping pottery."
The gerund phrase in this sentence is "shaping pottery." It functions as the object of the preposition "by."
3. "The next step after baking a piece of pottery is painting it."
There are two gerund phrases in this sentence:
- "baking a piece," which functions as the object of the preposition "after."
- "painting it," which functions as the subject complement.
To identify gerund phrases in a sentence, look for verbs ending with "-ing" that act as a noun in the sentence.