Grammar Lesson: The Gerund and Gerund Phrase (page 2)

Activity- Gerund or Not?

Ten of these underlined groups of words are gerund phrases. Place a checkmark on the line next to those ten sentences that contain gerund phrases.

1. ____ The dog groomer was brushing Murphy's hair.
2. ____ Making this work will be fairly easy for Kate.
3. ____ Brushing Murphy's hair, the dog groomer seemed to be enjoying herself.
4. ____ Latoya's sister enjoys watching sci-fi movies.
5. ____ Thomas Edison's passion was experimenting in the lab.
6. ____ Launching his boat this summer was a thrill for Jimmy.
7. ____ My uncle recalled walking two miles to school with his friends each morning.
8. ____ These artists working on the mural will finish soon.
9. ____ Monique's arms were tired from lifting all these heavy weights at the gym.
10. ____ Rex's favorite hobby is collecting stamps.
11. ____ Trying to reach his friends by telephone, Willy looked forward to telling them the good news.
12. ____ Hubie detested making loud noises.
13. ____ James enjoys playing his guitar.
14. ____ Illustrating books was fun for Maureen.
15. ____ After that, the commentator was interviewing the country's new leader.

Answers

Sentences 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14 contain gerund phrases.