Reenu Mathew

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Gerunds

• Reenu Mathew
• Period 3

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What is a gerund?

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

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Gerund examples

• Swimming
• Jumping
• Running
• Traveling
• Sleeping
• Singing
• Talking
• Smiling
• Crying
• Playing

• Walking
• Skiing
• Yelling
• Laughing
• Shooting

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Michael Jordan

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

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Allen Iverson

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

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Kobe Bryant

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

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More Kobe examples

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

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Jerry Stackhouse

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

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Michael Jordan

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

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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.

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Michael Jordan

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

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Dennis Rodman

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

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Jerry Stackhouse

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

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Bibliography

• www.google.com
• www.wikipedia.org
• www.yahooimages.com
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu