review on participles and gerunds

1. Gerunds
Identify the position of the gerunds/gerund phrases in the following sentences.
1. Dancing helps a person lose weight.
2. After 3 hours, Steve was tired of. Studying.
3. My favorite sport, running, takes a great deal of effort.
4. Swimming is her favorite activity.
5. She expanded her vocabulary by reading.
6. At the age of 5, Winston began acting.
7. Dribbling requires coordination and dexterity.
8. On summer nights, the family enjoys picnicking.
9. Loving is trusting.
10. The team excelled in batting and running.
11. I thoroughly enjoy jogging.
12. John takes pleasure in running three times a day.
13. Loving is sacrificing for someone’s happiness.
14. Mark enjoys painting.
15. Mark earns a living by painting.
16. Giving the workers a holiday will please them.
17. Sitting on a park bench was his favorite pastime.
18. No one enjoys losing.
19. Painting is more than a hobby to Chuck.
20. Their parents forbade shouting in the house.
21. His favorite pastime is leaving her mysterious notes.
22. She expanded her vocabulary by reading.
23. My favorite pastime, watching movies, prevents loneliness.
24. One of Ana’s hobbies is sewing.
25. The action, transforming the oppressive system and structures in an organization, seems noble.
Participles
Underline the participles/participial phrases and draw an arrow from the participle/ participial phrases to
the word it modifies.
1. The coach brought the injured player to the clinic.
2. Exhausted by his work, he threw himself on his bed.
3. The police officer stopped the approaching vehicle.
4. Having finished the assignment, the student submitted it to the teacher.
5. The broken window was expensive to repair.
6. Thinking that we were lost, he offered to show us the way home.
7. Frightened by the smoke, they called the fire department.
8. The street was littered with papers, thrown from the windows.
9. She is reading an interesting book.
10. The guy wearing the blue shirt is my boyfriend.
11. Holding the can firmly, the beggar walked to the doorway of the church.
12. The performers, tired of the practice, went home immediately.
13. Fascinated by the book, John finished it in one evening.
14. The students, confused by the teacher’s lecture, asked for more examples.
15. Realizing that she couldn’t move it alone, she asked me to help her.