•  G erunds Looks like a VERB, acts like a NOUN ALWAYS ends in -ing
• 2. Gerunds
  • Can be used in any of the six noun “slots.”
  • Subject
  • Predicate Nominative
  • Direct Object
  • Indirect Object
  • Object of the Preposition
  • Appositive
• 3. Gerunds as Subjects
  • The subject is usually at the beginning of the sentence.
  • Swimming is the best sport ever!
  • Looking for work can be a difficult task.
• 4. Gerunds as predicate nominatives
  • Remember that PNs follow linking verbs. They can EASILY be confused with action verbs… read the sentence carefully.
  • Which one is a PN?
  • My favorite hobby is knitting . ( Hint: The hobby isn’t doing the knitting!)
  • She is athletic, and her best sport is diving.
  • NOT A PN:
  • I am running a marathon this weekend.
• 5. Gerunds as direct objects
  • Direct Objects follow action verbs and tell who or what.
  • Janie loves playing video games .
  • All of the students like taking notes on gerunds.
• 6. Gerunds as Indirect objects
  • Remember you must first have a DO.
  • IO’s tell for/to whom/what.
  • Sharon gives studying her best effort.
  • However, she gives watching TV all her time.
• 7. Gerunds as objects of prepositions
  • Objects of prepositions follow preps and are in phrases.
  • I will study for exams by taking good notes.
  • You will need a new pen set for drawing pictures .
• 8. Gerunds as Appositives
  • Appositives can rename any noun. A gerund as an appositive might look like this:
  • My hobby, swimming , keeps me in shape.
• 9. Gerunds vs. other –ing words
  • Gerunds vs. Participles
  • Participles modify nouns.
  • Gerunds are nouns.
  • Which one’s which?
  • The crying baby was hungry.
  • She got her way by crying.
• 10. Gerunds vs. other –ing words
  • Many verbs can end in –ing. Be aware of them!
  • Which one’s which?
  • The children were running in the park.
  • Her hobby was running in the park.