identify gerunds and then write how its used:S is subject PN predicate nominative DO direct object OP object of a preposition.
1)CHEERING the team gave me a sore throat
2)Joanna's mother enjoys PRESERVING fruits and vegetables
3)We stopped him from TELLING the secret
4)Alicia's worst fashion habit is WEARING her sweater inside out
5)PLAYING chess takes a great deal of concentration
6)One of the most dangerouse sports is SKIING down almost-vertical slopes
7)Mr.Kal doesn't approve of COMING late
8)Thank you for LISTENING to my explenation
9)To get rid of the skunk odor, try WASHING the dog with tomato juice
10)HEARING the wind moan scared the children
You've identified the gerunds.
We'll be glad to check your identification of them.
To get you started, 1 (CHEERING) is the subject and 2 (PRESERVING) is the direct object.
1) In this sentence, "CHEERING" is a gerund. It is used as the subject of the sentence. The gerund "CHEERING" describes the action of cheering the team and is the main focus of the sentence.
2) In this sentence, "PRESERVING" is a gerund. It is used as the object of the preposition "enjoys." The gerund "PRESERVING" describes the activity that Joanna's mother enjoys, which is preserving fruits and vegetables.
3) In this sentence, "TELLING" is a gerund. It is used as the object of the preposition "from." The gerund "TELLING" describes the action that was stopped, which is telling the secret.
4) In this sentence, "WEARING" is a gerund. It is used as the subject complement predicate nominative (PN). The gerund "WEARING" describes Alicia's worst fashion habit, which is wearing her sweater inside out.
5) In this sentence, "PLAYING" is a gerund. It is used as the subject of the sentence. The gerund "PLAYING" describes the action of playing chess and is the main focus of the sentence.
6) In this sentence, "SKIING" is a gerund. It is used as the predicate nominative (PN). The gerund "SKIING" describes the dangerous sport that is being referred to in the sentence.
7) In this sentence, "COMING" is a gerund. It is used as the object of the preposition "of." The gerund "COMING" describes the action that Mr. Kal doesn't approve of, which is coming late.
8) In this sentence, "LISTENING" is a gerund. It is used as the object of the preposition "for." The gerund "LISTENING" describes the action for which the speaker is thanking the listener, which is listening to the explanation.
9) In this sentence, "WASHING" is a gerund. It is used as the object of the preposition "to." The gerund "WASHING" describes the action of washing the dog with tomato juice.
10) In this sentence, "HEARING" is a gerund. It is used as the subject of the sentence. The gerund "HEARING" describes the action of hearing the wind moan and is the main focus of the sentence.