Question

Which word in the sentence is a gerund?

Near the highway, Carlos received a ticket for speeding.

A.
highway

B.
speeding

C.
near

D.
received

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Answer 1

Gerunds ALWAYS end in "ing". That's your first clue. They are verbs that function as nouns.

Answer 2

b?

Answer 3

@Becki

Answer 4

Yes. It's the only answer that ends in "ing".

Answer 5

Which word in the sentence is a gerund?

Winning isn't important, or so the fans are saying since our loss.

A.
important

B.
saying

C.
winning

D.
loss

Answer 6

winning?

Answer 7

Yes. :) Winning is usually a verb, but in this sentence it functions as a noun. "Saying" is still being used as a verb in this sentence.

Answer 8

Which word in the sentence is a gerund?

Thunder, rumbling like a bear's growling, made the walls shake.

A.
growling

B.
rumbling

C.
shake

D.
thunder

Answer 9

rumbling?

Answer 10

No. "Rumbling" is a verb in this sentence.

Answer 11

so growling?

Answer 12

Yes.

Answer 13

Which word in the sentence is a gerund?

Dreaming of flying, I lay there on the soft grass.

A.
flying

B.
dreaming

C.
grass

D.
lay

Answer 14

flying? becaues dreaming is the verb?

Answer 15

@Becki

Answer 16

Yes. :)

Answer 17

How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence?

Writing is a valuable lifelong skill.

A.
object of a preposition

B.
predicate nominative

C.
direct object

D.
subject

Answer 18

@Becki

Answer 19

What is the sentence talking about? What is a valuable lifelong skill?

Answer 20

wrighting

Answer 21

Writing*

Answer 22

Yes.

Answer 23

So, "writing" is what part of the sentence?

Answer 24

subject?

Answer 25

@Becki

Answer 26

no direct object

Answer 27

@Becki

Answer 28

Sorry, helping others. Subject.

Answer 29

How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence?

My favorite activity at the party was dancing.

A.
object of a preposition

B.
direct object

C.
predicate nominative

D.
subject

Answer 30

What's the verb?

Answer 31

dancing is underlined

Answer 32

danceing

Answer 33

No. Dancing is a gerund in the sentence and therefore, a noun.

Answer 34

activity?

Answer 35

Nope. Activity is a noun.

Answer 36

Strip away everything except the subject/verb/object.

Activity was dancing.

Answer 37

party

Answer 38

Party is the object of the preposition in the prepositional phrase "at the party".
The question was what part of the sentence is "dancing". Look at my stripped down sentence. I have subject/verb/object. What is "dancing" in that sentence?

Answer 39

activity

Answer 40

A. object of a preposition
B. direct object
C. predicate nominative
D. subject

Answer 41

i dont know

Answer 42

b?

Answer 43

direct object?

Answer 44

Yes.

Answer 45

How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence?

I'm finished with mowing, so you do it for a change!

A.
appositive

B.
subject

C.
predicate nominative

D.
object of a preposition

Answer 46

mowing is underline, i think a

Answer 47

or d ?

Answer 48

"with" is a preposition. So, "with mowing" is a prepositional phrase. That would make "mowing" the.....?

Answer 49

object of a preposition

Answer 50

yes

Answer 51

How is the underlined gerund used in the sentence?

My brother's favorite sport, diving, is one I hope to try some day.

A.
object of a preposition

B.
predicate nominative

C.
appositive

D.
subject

Answer 52

driving is underline

Answer 53

i think it is c appositive