SIM (Gerund and Its Uses)

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Gerund is one of the verbals in English grammar
ending with –ing but, it works as a noun and can act as
a subject, subjective complement, object of the
preposition, direct object and appositive in a sentence.
Examples:
1. She likes writing love stories. Direct Object
Explanation: Writing is the gerund in the sentence which
placed after the transitive verb likes that answers to the
question: What does she like?
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2. Writing a love story is her favorite hobby. Subject
Explanation: Writing is the gerund in the sentence which
placed at the very beginning in the sentence.
3. She is writing love stories for everyone. Subjective
Complement
Explanation: Writing is the gerund in the sentence which
placed after the linking verbs (copulas) such as is, are,
were, was, look, appear, etc.
4. Her favorite hobby, writing love stories, is remarkable.
Appositive
Explanation: Writing is the gerund in the sentence which
placed between the compound subject (her favorite hobby)

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or the simple subject (hobby) and the predicate
(remarkable). Sentences with appositive has commas to
give more meaning and emphasis to the subject in the
sentences.
5. Everyone likes her genre in writing love stories. Object
of the preposition
Explanation: Writing is the gerund in the sentence which
placed after the preposition such as in, after, of, for, etc.

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Directions: On a ½ crosswise, identify the gerunds and
their uses in the sentences.
1. Riding a roller coaster scares my little brother.
2. Sophia likes jumping on the trampoline.
3. Kylie’s main interest is working with computers.
4. Janice got a ticket for running a red light.
5. A philanthropist, giving financial assistance to the poor, is a
noble deed.
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6. Helping a friend is an automatic yes in your book.
7. He dislikes doing homework.
8. My least favorite chore is cleaning the bathroom.
9. Are you tired of studying?
10. She hates going out at night.

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Directions: Study the paragraph. Identify the use of the
boldfaced/underlined gerunds by choosing the letter of your
answer from the box below.
Helping people is a responsibility of every citizen, I
believe. And I used to help everyone I could. I enjoyed the
feeling I got when I reversed a stranger’s awful day and
turned into something good. I’ve learned better since then.
Don’t get me wrong; I still agree with and practice the
concept, but I’m much more adept at it now that I have
gained experienced. Even though, I was the rescuer, it
seemed like I always had to pay a personal price for being
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kind to people. I enjoyed helping people in order to make
them happy and proud to themselves and to promote peace,
unity and solidarity despite of diversity. I know we have our
ways in helping people to become successful in their lives
and we are thanking God for that virtue that embellishes our
words, deeds and thoughts.
a. subject b. subjective complement
c. direct object d. appositive e. object of the preposition

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Directions: Use the gerund phrases to construct sentences
using its varied uses. Write it in a ½ crosswise.
1.studying in the library
2. reading fiction stories
3. visiting Paris
4. driving a car
5. attending the meeting
6. baking a cake
7. writing a novel
8. watching movies
9. listening to music
10. teaching English Literature
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Directions: Convert the following verbs to gerund and
construct them into sentences according to the uses of
gerund. Write it in a ½ crosswise
1. sell
2. bake
3. write
4. talk
5. send
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Directions: With the given pictures below, construct
sentences using gerund and its varied uses. Write it in a ½
crosswise
1.
2.
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4.
5.

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Directions: Construct 2 examples of sentences using
gerund and its varied uses each. Use different verbs in
constructing the sentences. Write it in a ½ crosswise.
1. Subject: Speaking in a formal rendezvous needs practice.
Subject:_______________________________________
2. Subjective complement:_________________________
Subjective complement:_________________________
3. Direct Object:__________________________________
Direct Object:__________________________________
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4. Appositive:____________________________________
Appositive:____________________________________
5. Object of the preposition:________________________
Object of the preposition:________________________

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Directions: On a ½ crosswise, identify the uses of the
underlined gerunds in the sentences.
1. She loves reading English and French novels at home.
2. Reading grammar and literature is Anna’s favorite hobby.
3. Karla’s main interest is working with laptop computers
and tablets.
4. John got a ticket for watching movies at Robinson’s Mall.
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5. Their support and assistance, helping the poor in the
society, is a shared responsibility.
6. Doctors and nurses generally advised their patients
drinking a glass of water for rehydration.
7. Her mother encouraged us eating healthy foods all the
time for long life.
8. One of his classmates began learning Spanish and
English languages.
9. He loves cooking Italian pasta and macaroni at night.
10. Charlie Puth is visiting the Philippines for his world tour
concert.

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A Journey Through Anglo-American Literature p.272.
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-
rules/nouns/gerunds/
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm
http://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/part_1.htm
http://www.softschools.com/examples/grammar/gerun
ds_examples/95/
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