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Title: Reenu Mathew


1
Gerunds
  • Reenu Mathew
  • Period 3

2
What is a gerund?
  • A gerund is a kind of verbal noun that ends in
    ing.

3
Gerund examples
  • Swimming
  • Jumping
  • Running
  • Traveling
  • Sleeping
  • Singing
  • Talking
  • Smiling
  • Crying
  • Playing
  • Walking
  • Skiing
  • Yelling
  • Laughing
  • Shooting

4
Michael Jordan
  • Gerund as subject
  • Sitting on the bench makes Jordan miserable.

5
Allen Iverson
  • Predicate nominative
  • Allen Iversons pre-game ritual is thinking about
    the other teams leading scorer.

6
Kobe Bryant
  • Gerund as predicate nominative
  • Kobe favorite thing to do outside
  • of playing basketball is smiling for the camera.

7
More Kobe examples
  • Gerund as subject
  • Being one of the top players in the NBA gives
    Kobe satisfaction.

8
Jerry Stackhouse
  • Gerund as object of preposition
  • Stackhouse prays that he doesnt get suspended
    for breaking the rules during the NBA Finals 2006.

9
Michael Jordan
  • Gerund as object of preposition
  • Jordan helped lead the Bulls to victory in 1998
    by scoring during overtime.

10
Tracy McGrady
  • Gerund as indirect object
  • Tracy McGrady gives playing basketball all his
    time and energy, but also dedicates a lot of his
    time to be with his daughter.

11
Michael Jordan
  • Gerund as object of infinitive
  • Jordan likes to go golfing during his free time.

12
Dennis Rodman
  • Gerund as direct object
  • Dennis Rodman enjoys clapping at the end of
    every basketball game.

13
Jerry Stackhouse
  • Gerund as direct object
  • Stackhouse hates getting knocked on his tush.

14
THE END
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Bibliography
  • www.google.com
  • www.wikipedia.org
  • www.yahooimages.com
  • http//owl.english.purdue.edu
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