This document provides a review of key points for an English assessment, including the definition and functions of gerunds. A gerund is a verbal that ends in "-ing" and functions as a noun, being used as subjects, appositives, subjective complements, direct objects, and objects of prepositions. Examples are given of gerunds filling each function within sentences. The document also contains exercises to identify gerund functions and complete sentences with gerund forms of given nouns.

1. GOOD DAY!
ENGLISH

2. Pointers to Review for the First Quarterly
Summative Assessment (ENGLISH)
 Kinds of Nouns
 Plurals of Regular and Irregular Nouns
 News Article
 Possessive Form of Nouns
 Uses of Nouns
 Using Apostrophe
 Functions/ Uses of Gerunds

4. Read the following sentences.
1.Sketching is my pastime.
2.My hobby is drawing.
3.He likes helping other people.
4.The artist is fond of creating several
sculpture.

5. What is a Gerund?
◦A gerund is a verbal that ends in -ing and functions
as a noun. Remember that Gerunds are used as
nouns, not as verbs. The term “verbal” indicates that
a gerund is based on a verb.
◦ Gerunds functions as nouns. Thus, they can be
subjects, appositive, subjective complement, direct
object, and object of the prepositions.

6. ◦ A gerund is a noun made from a verb. To
form a gerund, add -ing to the base form
of a verb and make any necessary spelling
changes.

8. ◦ It is the topic of the sentence.
As a subject

9. Examples
• Smoking cigarettes is bad for you.
•Buying a house is his dream.
•Living in the city center can be stressful.
•Building a career as an artist was one of her
biggest goals.
•Writing a poem was harder than he
expected.
•Driving fast is dangerous

10. Try this!
◦ Travelling might satisfy your desire for new
experiences.
◦ Singing is my sister’s favorite hobby. She
has a great voice.
◦ Swimming is a great way to get fit, but I’m
afraid of the water!

11. ◦ It explains or identifies another noun. An
appositive is a noun renaming another noun. It is
placed next to a noun, that explain the noun and
are equivalent to it. Always remember that
appositives are separated from the other words in
the sentence by commas.
As an appositive

12. Examples
◦ Her job, analyzing data brought in by
satellites, is exciting.
◦ Her work, baking bread, helps the
community.

13. Try this!
◦ His experience, flying over the sea, was
the most exciting one in the life of Icarus.
◦ The project, keeping the community clean
and green, is supported by the people.

14. ◦It is also called as a predicate noun that
follows a linking verb and refers to the
subject of the sentence. It further
describe the subject of the sentence.
As a subjective complement

15. Examples
◦ Her favorite hobby is reading.
◦ His only focus was improving the lives
of others.
◦ One of his talents is singing.
◦ His work seems challenging.

16. Try this!
◦ My mom’s favorite activity is running.
◦ Daedalus job was designing Architectural
structure for the people of the Greece.
◦ One of his duties is attending meetings.
◦Kylie’s main interest is working with
computers.

17. ◦ It receives the action of the verb.
As a direct object

18. Examples
◦ The leader did the talking.
◦ People like looking at the painting.
◦ My friends anticipated our trying on
new shoes.
◦ Patrick likes photographing nature.

19. Try this!
◦ The people appreciate my singing.
◦ Daedalus decided escaping from the
labyrinth soon.
◦ Sophia likes jumping on the trampoline.

20. ◦The gerund comes after a
preposition.
As an object of preposition

21. Examples
◦ Young people were applauded for their
painting.
◦They clean the room before leaving.
◦Her joy in preparing for company was
obvious.
◦Since completing his degree, his
opportunities are endless.

22. Try this!
◦ The police arrested him for speeding.
◦The police arrested Jean Valjean for
stealing the bread.
◦ She avoided him by walking on the
opposite side of the road.
◦We arrived in Madrid after driving all night.
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23. REVIEW

24. ◦Read and analyze the following
questions. Choose the letter
that corresponds to the correct
answer.

25. A. direct object
1. What usage of a noun receives the action of the
verb or shows the result of the action?
A.direct object
B. indirect object
C. subject
D. predicate nominative

26. C. gerunds
2. What do you call a verbal that ends in –ing
and functions as nouns?
A. verbs
B. nouns
C. gerunds
D. pronouns

27. D. subject complement
3. What is the use of a gerund in a sentence if it
explains or identifies another noun?
A. subject
B. direct object
C. appositive
D. subject complement

28. A. lead
4. What refers to the first sentence or
paragraph, written to provide a preview of the
entire article?
A. lead
B. byline
C. title
D. headline

29. B. collective
5. Which noun refers to a set or group of
people, animals or things?
A. common
B. collective
C. concrete
D. proper

30. D. indirect object
6. Which usage of a noun precedes the direct object
and tells to whom or for whom the action of the verb
is done and who is receiving the direct object?
A. appositive
B. direct object
C. subject
D. indirect object

31. C. byline
7. Which part of a news article refers to the
name of the writer?
A. headline
B. conclusion
C. byline
D. body

32. D. subject complement
8. What usage of a noun is also known as predicate
nominative which comes after a linking verb and gives
additional information about the subject noun?
A. subject
B. direct object
C. object complement
D. subject complement

33. C. solitude
9. Which of the following is an abstract noun?
A. salt
B. perfume
C. solitude
D. flag

34. C. swarm
10. Which of the following does not belong to the
group?
A. bitterness
B. soup
C. swarm
D. coffee

35. Identify the function of the
underlined noun in each
sentence. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.

36. A- Subject D- Indirect Object
B- Predicate Nominative E- Object of the Preposition
C- Direct Object
1.Samuel was headed home from school.
2. His mother will surely be angry.
3. He gave the mynah a hard look.
E
A
D

37. A- Subject D- Indirect Object
B- Predicate Nominative E- Object of the Preposition
C- Direct Object
4. Samuel cleared his throat to talk to the mynah.
5. Lincoln was our sixteenth president.
E
B

38. A- Subject D- Indirect Object
B- Predicate Nominative E- Object of the Preposition
C- Direct Object
6. Samuel walked back home thinking about the
wonderful bird.
7. The mynah was busily pecking at the ground.
E
A

39. Identify the function of the
underlined gerund in each
number. Choose the letter of
the correct answer.

40. A- Subject
B- subject complement
C- direct object
D- object of the preposition
1. Rey Paz Contreras is selfless in
sharing his talents.
2. He likes creating sculptures made
from urban refuse. C
D

41. A- Subject
B- subject complement
C- direct object
D- object of the preposition
3. Designing is his talent.
4. His hobby is exploring.
B
A

42. A- Subject
B- subject complement
C- direct object
D- object of the preposition
5. One of his tasks is planning.
6. Rey Paz Contreras is really a blessing
to others. B
B

43. Complete each sentence with the
gerund form of the noun in
parentheses.
1.One of his talents is (believe) __________.
2. He enjoys (collect) __________.
3. (Carve) __________ is his pastime.

44. Complete each sentence with the
gerund form of the noun in
parentheses.
4. He guides young people in (concentrate)
__________.
5. (Compete) _________ is not really his
priority.

45. Complete each sentence with the
gerund form of the noun in
parentheses.
6. Many of his pupils love (decorate) _________.
7. He allows (disagree) ________ with his
decisions.
8. The pupils like (greet) _________ him.

46. Complete each sentence with the
gerund form of the noun in
parentheses.
9. (Listen) _________ is important to him.
10. He takes pleasure in (preserve) _________.