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The pen is the tongue of the mind.
Gerunds Gerund Phrases

Showcase your WORD CHOICE and increase your
evidence of SENTENCE FLUENCY
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What is a Gerund?
Gerunds Gerund Phrases

• A form of verb (action word)
• Ends in ing
• Acts like a noun

• Examples
• Sleeping late on the weekends is one of my
  favorite activities.
• Cleaning my room is my least favorite weekend
  chore.
• Driving with my parents is frustrating because
  they listen to terrible music.

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Change the verb in the sentence to a Gerund
and rewrite the sentence, starting it with a
Gerund.

1. My mother drives too fast!

Driving way too fast down the turnpike, my
mother finally received a speeding ticket.

1. She lost her drivers license because she would
   always speed.

Losing her drivers license was a consequence
my mother endured due to her speeding choices.
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Lets Practice
Gerunds Gerund Phrases

• Change the verb in the sentence to a Gerund
  and rewrite the sentence, starting it with a
  Gerund.

• 4. Eric manages all the garbage trucks in Miami.
• Managing all the garbage trucks in Miami is a
  huge job for Eric.
• 5. Scott spends all his free time on the golf
  course.
• Spending his free time on the golf course allows
  Scott to relieve stress.
• 6. Brianna fulfilled her lifes ambition by
  winning the dance contest.
• Fulfilling her lifes ambition, Brianna won the
  dance contest.

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Gerund Phrase
Gerunds Gerund Phrases

A Gerund Phrase will begin with a gerund (an
ing word) and will include other modifiers
and/or objects. Gerund Phrases always function as
nouns, so they will be subjects, subject
complements, or objects in the sentence.
Jamming too much clothing into a washing machine
will result in disaster. Jamming too much
clothing into a washing machine gerund phrase,
the subject of the verb will result.
Bernard hates buttering toast with a
fork. Buttering toast with a fork gerund
phrase, the direct object of the verb hates.
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Examples ofGerund Phrase
Gerunds Gerund Phrases

• A Gerund Phrase will begin with a gerund (an
  ing word) and will include other modifiers
  and/or objects. Gerund Phrases always function as
  nouns, so they will be subjects, subject
  complements, or objects in the sentence.

Eating ice cream on a windy day can be a messy
experience if you have long, untamed
hair. Eating ice cream on a windy day subject
of the verb can be.
A more disastrous activity for long-haired people
is blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car
windows down. Blowing giant bubble gum bubbles
with the car windows down subject complement of
the verb is.