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What are gerunds?
Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing.
Gerund phrases can convey complete ideas.
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Gerunds are verb forms ending in -ing.
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A gerund is a verb that is acting as a noun.
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While acting as a noun, the gerund can now be the sentence’s subject, direct object, indirect object, or the object of a preposition.
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Once a verb becomes a gerund, it stops being a verb.
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The role the gerund plays in a sentence shifts from describing the action to being a focal point.
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Hamal turned off his phone and shut the door so he could focus on studying.
This is a correct example of a gerund
This is not a correct example of a gerund
Gerunds are verbs in the present participle form. This means they’re the root verb + “ing”. That’s what makes them gerunds.
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To be a gerund, a verb has to act as a noun in its sentence.
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Present participle verbs are gerunds when they describe the action in a sentence.
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She is seeing the painting for the first time.
The word "seeing is acting as a noun.
The word "seeing is describing the action.
Traveling through the Southwest, Sam learned a great deal about American culture.
It's not a gerund phrase.
It's a gerund phrase.
Running was key to Angela’s weight loss journey.
"Running" is not being used as a gerund.
"Running" is being used as a gerund.
