Gerunds
What is a gerund?
A gerund is a word that functions as a noun and ends in "ing". Gerunds might seem simple, but some are hard to identify because participles also end in "ing". Now let's look at some examples of gerunds.
Gerunds:
Ex 1: The boy was running away from the teacher.
Ex 2: The man was jumping on the car.
Practice:
A gerund is a word that functions as a noun and ends in "ing". Gerunds might seem simple, but some are hard to identify because participles also end in "ing". Now let's look at some examples of gerunds.
Gerunds:
Ex 1: The boy was running away from the teacher.
Ex 2: The man was jumping on the car.
Practice:
- A ______ is a word that functions as a noun and ends with " ing ".
- Find the gerund in the sentence: The man was eating in the restaurant.
- Find the gerund in the sentence: The robber was running away from the cops.
- True or false: A verb that ends with "ing" is a gerund.
- Take the quiz by going to the Gerunds Quiz Tab.