PPT-Gerunds

They function as nouns How a noun can function in a sentence Subject Direct object Indirect object Predicate noun predicate nominative Object of the preposition Noun as the Subject of a sentence. Name: Date: . Copyright 2005 IRA/NCTE. All rights reserved. ReadWriteThink materials may be reproduced for educational purposes. Nouns 2. Grammar. A gerund is a verb form ending in –. ing. that is used as a noun. Gerunds, like nouns, can be used as subjects, predicate nominatives, direct objects, indirect objects, and objects of prepositions.. Phrases. A group of related words that lacks either a subject or a predicate or both. fearing an accident. at the lake’s edge. Categories of Phrases. I. Prepositional Phrases. A. Adjectival. B. Adverbial. Basic Info about Gerunds and Gerund Phrases. Gerunds - words that look like verbs and act like a nouns.. You can spot a gerund by looking for a verb + . ing. that is acting as a noun.. Swimming. is fun.. 1 prepositional infinitives * Jan Casalicchio (jan.casalicchio@gmail.com) Universit VERBALS Gerunds A gerund is a verbal that ends in – ing and functions as a noun . It can take on the role of a subject, direct object, subject complement, and object of preposition. Gerund Ways to make your writing BEEFY .  . When is a verb not a verb?. When it tries to imitate another part of speech!. Sometimes verbs do not act like verbs. Instead they act like nouns, adjectives and adverbs. When they do this we call them verbals. There are three main kinds of verbals: . From the UWF Writing Lab’s 101 . Grammar Mini-Lessons Series. Mini-Lesson #89. A gerund is the . –. ing. form of a verb and is used a noun.. Winning the lottery surprised them.. Like nouns, gerunds are modified by possessive forms of nouns and pronouns.. Verbals. Participle. A . participle. is a verbal, which looks like a verb. And acts like an adjective. . Present participles end in –. ing. (as in swimming).. Past participle end in –. ed. (as in remembered),. What is a Verbal?. A . verbal. . is the . form of a verb used as a noun, . adjective, . or adverb.. Identifying verbals . in a sentence can . be somewhat . tricky – verbals are NOT . verbs. !. Gerunds. A gerund is a word that looks like a verb but acts as a noun. It ends in –. ing. .. Ex. . Inventing. can be dangerous.. A gerund phrase includes a gerund plus its modifiers and complements.. Ex. . 김진아 . & . 유시현 . Approaches to English Grammar . Explanation . 유시현. (. Sihyeon. . Yoo. ). Overview. . 1. Basic Forms . 1) Infinitives. 2) Gerunds. 3). Bare infinitives . He. . Gerunds - words that look like verbs and act like a nouns.. You can spot a gerund by looking for a verb . ing. that is acting as a noun.. Swimming. is fun.. Swim is a verb. Swimming is a verb with . Function as . nouns. . This means gerunds can be replaced by pronouns. For example,. Susan denied . participating. . in the event. .. Susan denied . it. . [it = participating in the event]. Michael remembered .