See the video about gerund phrases
What Is a Gerund Phrase?
A gerund is a verb form that ends in -ing. A gerund phrase includes the gerund, plus any modifiers and complements. Gerunds and gerund phrases always function as nouns. They can act as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, predicate nominatives, or objects of a preposition in a sentence.
To determine whether a word or phrase is functioning as a gerund versus a present participle, try replacing it with the word something. If something works in the sentence, then the word or phrase is a gerund.
Subject Examples:
Climbing is not as easy as it looks.
(Climbing is the gerund. It acts as a subject in the sentence.)
Riding a roller coaster scares my little brother.
(Riding is the gerund. Riding a roller coaster is the gerund phrase. It acts as a subject in the sentence.)
Object of a Preposition Examples:
Her interest in gardening developed over time.
(Gardening is the gerund. It acts as an object of the preposition in in the sentence.)
Scott’s attitude about studying for tests improved.
(Studying is the gerund, and studying for tests is the gerund phrase. The gerund phrase acts as an object of the preposition about in the sentence.)
No comments:
Post a Comment