are this sentences GERUNDS
1. in almost every american town, holding parades on the 4th of july is a tradition. ( IF its a gerund is the gerund used as a subject)
2.the keeping of the fast of ramadan occurs during the 9th month of the islamic calender.(IF its a gerund which one is it keeping or during)
3. but when the sun sets, muslims can stop their fasting and celebrate their holy month called Eid.( IF its a gerund is it used direct object)
4.american muslims celebrate this religious festival by fasting during the day. (IF its a gerund which is it)
A sentence is not a gerund. A word may be a gerund.
1. yes, subject
2. keeping
3. fasting is a direct object
4. Fasting is the only gerund in the sentence.
1. Yes.
2. Keeping is a gerund, the subject of the verb occurs.
3. Yes.
4. Fasting is the object of the preposition "by."
1. In the sentence "Holding parades on the 4th of July is a tradition," the word "holding" is a gerund. It is used as the subject of the sentence.
2. In the sentence "The keeping of the fast of Ramadan occurs during the 9th month of the Islamic calendar," the word "keeping" is a gerund. It is used as the subject of the sentence. The word "during" is not a gerund; it is a preposition.
3. In the sentence "But when the sun sets, Muslims can stop their fasting and celebrate their holy month called Eid," there is no gerund. The word "fasting" is a gerund-participle, which functions as a verb form in this sentence. It is not used as a direct object.
4. In the sentence "American Muslims celebrate this religious festival by fasting during the day," the word "fasting" is a gerund. It is used as the object of the preposition "by."
To determine if a particular word or phrase functions as a gerund, you need to identify if it is acting as a noun (subject, direct object, or object of a preposition) in the sentence. Gerunds are verb forms that end in "-ing" and function as nouns.
Let's analyze each sentence to identify the gerunds and their roles:
1. In almost every American town, holding parades on the 4th of July is a tradition.
The gerund in this sentence is "holding." It is used as the subject of the sentence because it acts as the main noun that the verb "is" refers to. Therefore, "holding parades" is a gerund phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence.
2. The keeping of the fast of Ramadan occurs during the 9th month of the Islamic calendar.
In this sentence, the gerund is "keeping." It is used as the object of the preposition "of." The gerund phrase "the keeping of the fast of Ramadan" acts as the noun phrase that functions as the subject of the sentence.
3. But when the sun sets, Muslims can stop their fasting and celebrate their holy month called Eid.
There is no gerund in this sentence. "Fasting" is a present participle and is functioning as part of the verb phrase "stop their fasting." It is not acting as a noun.
4. American Muslims celebrate this religious festival by fasting during the day.
In this sentence, the gerund is "fasting." It is used as the object of the preposition "by." The gerund phrase "fasting during the day" functions as the noun phrase that serves as the direct object of the verb "celebrate."
To conclude:
1. "Holding" is a gerund used as the subject.
2. "Keeping" is a gerund used as part of the subject noun phrase.
3. "Fasting" is not a gerund; it is a present participle.
4. "Fasting" is a gerund used as the direct object of the verb.