GERUNDS AND GERUND PHRASES

WARM-UP What is a verb phrase? Roots motions

GERUND A word that looks like a verb and ends in –ing –Swimming –Laughing –Sleeping Gerunds, like infinitives, can appear as a single word and not part of a phrase: –“I enjoy running.” Gerunds act as nouns in a sentence.

GERUND (CONT.) One challenge in identifying gerunds is being able to determine whether the –ing word is being used an action verb or a predicate noun: –My favorite activity is splashing in the pool. –John is splashing in the pool.

GERUND PHRASES Start with a gerund Act as a noun in a sentence They can act as subjects, direct objects, objects of a preposition, predicate nouns, and appositives.

GERUND PHRASES (CONT.) –Splashing in the pool was challenging.  Subject –Harry heard splashing in the pool.  Direct Object –By splashing in the pool, I cooled myself off.  Object of a Preposition –My favorite activity is splashing in the pool.  Predicate Noun –My favorite activity, splashing in the pool, makes me feel refreshed.  Appositive

READING

CLOSURE Write a couple of sentences summarizing what you read in Frankenstein. At least one of the sentences has to contain a gerund phrase.