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    1. Gerunds Pre-AP English Lesson 9/22/09
    2. What are gerunds?
      • An verb that ends in –ing and is acting like a noun
        • It can do everything that a noun does
          • Be the simple subject
          • Be a subject complement (a direct object or a predicate nominative)
          • Be the object of a preposition
    3. When do we use gerunds?
      • To describe activities
      • Running is exhausting and frustrating.
      • (Running = simple subject)
      • I love swimming in the summer time.
      • (swimming = direct object)
      • My job is reading .
      • (hopping = predicate nominative)
      • I thanked my English teacher for teaching me about gerunds.
      • (teaching = object of prepositional phrase)
      • They aren’t typically used to describe people or objects.
    4. Why do we use gerund phrases?
      • Gerund phrases can tidy up a cluttered, messy a sentence. Sentences with gerund phrases are generally descriptive and interesting.
      • Let’s look at some examples.
    5. Making Gerund Phrases
      • On Sunday afternoons I habitually do laundry.
      • Doing laundry on Sunday afternoon has become my habit.
      • On the weekend I clean my kitchen, which I enjoy.
      • On the weekend I enjoy cleaning my kitchen .
      • My greatest challenge in school is to focus while I read .
      • My greatest challenge in school is focusing on my reading .
      • Focusing on my reading is my greatest challenge in school.
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