GERUNDS and PARTICIPLES
A gerund is a verb that ends in ing and is used as a noun.
Walking and swimming are our favorite forms of exercise.
A gerund phrase is a phrase with a gerund and any complements.
Example:
Waiting in line always makes me impatient.
A participle is a verb that ends with an ing or an ed and is used as an adjective.
Rising prices are hurting the middle class.
To rise is a verb; add an ing to it and put it before a noun and it becomes a participle.
If the verbal comes before a noun, chances are it is a participle.
Example: Katrina was a devastating hurricane.
Exercise 10; page 520; copy the verbal phrase from sentences 1 – 20; Identify it as either a gerund phrase or a participial phrase.
Exercise 11; page 520; select five of the gerund phrases from the sentences from exercise 10 and create your own sentences from them. Make sure they are gerund phrases (used as nouns) and not participial phrases (used as adjectives).
This will be due on Tuesday, April 27th.
