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