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Which of the following sentences uses a gerund as the subject?
Which of the following sentences uses a gerund as the subject?
- To teach is to learn twice over.
- Not going out with you was the best decision ever.
- My friend told me that going to his birthday party will be fun.
- Smoking tobacco causes cancer. (correct)
Which of the following sentences shows the use of a negative gerund?
Which of the following sentences shows the use of a negative gerund?
- To teach is to learn twice over.
- My friend told me that going to his birthday party will be fun.
- Smoking tobacco causes cancer.
- Not going out with you was the best decision ever. (correct)
Which of the following sentences uses a gerund as the object of a verb?
Which of the following sentences uses a gerund as the object of a verb?
- My friend told me that going to his birthday party will be fun. (correct)
- Smoking tobacco causes cancer.
- To teach is to learn twice over.
- Not going out with you was the best decision ever.
Which of the following sentences uses a gerund as the object of a preposition?
Which of the following sentences uses a gerund as the object of a preposition?
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Which of the following sentences uses an adjective followed by a preposition and a gerund?
Which of the following sentences uses an adjective followed by a preposition and a gerund?
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Study Notes
Identifying Gerunds in Sentences
- There are different ways to use gerunds in sentences: as the subject, object of a verb, object of a preposition, or with an adjective followed by a preposition.
- It is important to be able to identify the function of a gerund in a sentence.
Types of Gerund Sentences
- A sentence can use a gerund as the subject, where the gerund is the main noun of the sentence.
- A sentence can use a gerund as the object of a verb, where the gerund receives the action of the verb.
- A sentence can use a gerund as the object of a preposition, where the gerund follows a preposition.
- A sentence can use an adjective followed by a preposition and a gerund, adding more detail to the sentence.
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