Question

wavground worksheets
gerunds and gerund phrases
total questions: 15
worksheet time: 8mins
instructor name: erica booth - taylor

1. what is the gerund in this sentence: josiah and ama were waiting patiently for the reading of the will.

a) were
b) reading
c) waiting
d) patiently

1. why is the word in blue a gerund?

whomping the children was mrs. brennans job on halloween because she was dressed as the willow from harry potter.
a) because it is the subject of the sentence
b) because it is a fun word
c) because it comes first
d) because it is the object of a preposition

1. a gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a ______.

a) adverb
b) adjective
c) verb
d) noun

1. identify the gerund.

halim was punished for cheating.
a) cheating
b) was
c) halim
d) punished

1. identify the gerund.

they called her playing brilliant.
a) they
b) playing
c) called
d) brilliant

Explanation:

1. A gerund is a verb - form that ends in -ing and functions as a noun. In "Josiah and Ama were waiting patiently for the reading of the will", "reading" is the gerund as it is the -ing form acting as a noun (the object of the preposition "for").
2. In "Whomping the children was Mrs. Brennan's job on Halloween", "Whomping" is the subject of the sentence, which is a characteristic of a gerund.
3. By definition, a gerund is a form of a verb that acts as a noun.
4. In "Halim was punished for cheating", "cheating" is the -ing form acting as a noun (the object of the preposition "for").
5. In "They called her playing brilliant", "playing" is the -ing form acting as a noun (the object of the verb "called").

Answer:

1. b) reading
2. a) Because it is the subject of the sentence
3. d) noun
4. a) cheating
5. b) playing