Sentence Pattern #20 Open with a present GERUND A gerund is a verbal – a word that used to be a verb, but now is something else… like a noun or an adjective.

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Sentence Pattern #20 Open with a present GERUND A gerund is a verbal – a word that used to be a verb, but now is something else… like a noun or an adjective. A Participle is also a verbal – it used to be a verb, but now is an adjective. –The sleeping dog had a puppy dream. –The wrapped candy was expensive.

Gerunds – act as nouns - ING Gerunds ALWAYS end in –ing. –Sleeping, walking, running, talking, dying, painting, writing, flying, burning, kissing Gerunds MUST act as NOUNS –Subject, Direct Object, Object of Preposition, Predicate Noun (follows a “to be” verb)

How to Open with a Gerund 1.Combine with an adverb 1.Driving dangerously can be criminal. 2.Combine with a Prepositional Phrase 1.Writing in my journal is relaxing. 3.Take an object after the verb 1.Saying goodbye to my mom gave me a feeling of sadness.

With an adverb –Dancing romantically can be thrilling. With a PP –Dancing with a short person can present some problems. Taking an object –Dancing at a competition gives me confidence.

Homework – due Monday 5 sentences using SP 20 (Present Gerund opener) List all 20 Sentence Patterns 1.Strong Active Verb 2.Question 3.Exclamation 4.Adverb Opener 5.Prep Phrase Opener 6.Verb Precedes Subject Be ready for a W4P quiz on Friday on SP 20 and all the SPs!!!!!!

SP #21 – Open with a Perfect Gerund Gerunds always end in –ing. Perfect gerund: having + 3 rd principle part (looks like the past tense, usually) Three ways to use SP 21 –Combine with adverb Having shrieked loudly, the bird woke up the house. –Combine with a Prepositional Phrase Having come (to the party), I met my new boyfriend. –Take objects Having kissed Simon, the singer thought she was safe from elimination.

SP 21 Homework – due Block 5 Sentences using SP 21 5 Sentences using SP 20 1 Stage 5 Powergraph, with a conclusion (so 6 sentences) in which you use SP 18, 19 (& #7), 20, & 21. TOPIC – Two qualities that make (your Greek God/…) an interesting character.

Powergraph – Odysseus 18, 19 (& #7), 20, 21 1.Exclaimed the student, “Odysseus is a great hero for two main reasons.” 2.One reason he is heroic is he protects his crew of men. 3.Having saved his crew from the Lotus Eaters, Odysseus showed his commitment to protect his men. 4.Cleverness Odysseus possesses, which makes him a smart character. 5.Outsmarting the Trojans proves how intelligent he is. 6.Finally, Odysseus is both protective and clever, both of which make him a good epic hero. #19 & #7 #21 #18 #20