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1 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) NOTES-PAGE 25 GERUND PHRASES DEFINITION: A GERUND is a verb end in which is used as a noun. EXAMPLE: v or n lv adj n Walk is good exercise. Walk, which is usually thought of as a verb, is the subject of the above N-LV-N sentence. Walk is exercise good A gerund can do any job a noun can do: subject, direct object, predicate nominative, indirect object, or object of the preposition. But sometimes gerunds behave like verbs, too. They can, for example, take a direct object, etc. When they behave like verbs - as well as nouns - they are called GERUND PHRASES and must be diagramed in a special way. The gerund phrase goes on a little stilt up above the place in the sentence for the noun the gerund phrase is substitut. For example, if the gerund phrase is a subject, the stilt goes in the subject space; if it is a direct object, the stilt goes in the direct object space; etc. Here are some examples of various types of gerund phrases do various types of jobs: A. GERUND PHRASE AS A SUBJECT v adj n adv lv adj n Walk your daily is good exercise. Walk daily your is exercise good B. GERUND PHRASE AS DIRECT OBJECT pn av v art n John loves walk the. walk the John loves (over)

2 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) NOTES - PAGE 26 C. GERUND PHRASE AS PREDICATE NOMINATIVE adj adj n lv v art n John s favorite chore is walk the. walk John's chore favorite is the D. GERUND PHRASE AS OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION pn lv p- adj pp v art n John is crazy ( about walk the.) John is crazy about walk the E. GERUND PHRASE AS INDIRECT OBJECT pn av v art n adj adj n John calls walk the his favorite chore. John calls chore his favorite walk the

3 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) EXERCISE #1 GERUND PHRASES: EXERCISE #1 NAME: DATE: DIRECTIONS: Parse the sentences below and put prepositional phrases in parentheses. Underline the gerund phrases. Diagram the sentences. 1. Writ essays is a major part of our course. 2. Play the radio at night may disturb others. 3. I have always enjoyed play chess. 4. The thief got in by tell the guard a lie. 5. His hobby has always been argu politics heatedly with his friends. 6. The class gave me practice in speak Spanish. 7. Mortimer gives play the guitar a bad name. 8. Molly's rattl the dishes in the kitchen awakened the baby. 9. Her favorite pastime is tell everyone her troubles. 10. I dislike teas the little boy. (over)

4 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) EXERCISE #1 - PAGE 2 DIRECTIONS: Write what jobs the follow words are do. Choose your answers from among the follow: SUBJECT PREDICATE NOMINATIVE DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION PREDICATE ADJECTIVE MODIFIER VERB SENTENCE # WORD JOB 1 essays 1 part 2 others 3 I 4 guard 5 heatedly 6 me 7 guitar 8 Molly's rattl the dishes in the kitchen 9 pastime 9 everyone 10 boy

5 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) EXERCISE #2 GERUND PHRASES: EXERCISE #2 NAME: DATE: DIRECTIONS: Parse the sentences below and put prepositional phrases in parentheses. Underline the participial phrases ONCE and the gerund phrases TWICE. Diagram the sentences. 1. Be a man with a big heart, Jim likes help people. 2. Giv a dollar to the man begg in the street was the wealthy woman's act of charity for the day. 3. My counselor, carefully trained in psychology, considers shar your troubles with a friend a good idea. 4. Be an incurable romantic, I love walk in the moonlight. 5. Cry in the movies usually embarrasses people caught in the act. 6. The last act of their day spent in the desert was watch the sunset from the mesa. (over)

6 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) EXERCISE #2 - PAGE 2 SUBJECT PREDICATE NOMINATIVE DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION PREDICATE ADJECTIVE MODIFIER VERB SENTENCE # WORD JOB 1 man 1 people 2 man 2 woman's 2 charity 3 idea 4 incurable 4 romantic 5 usually 5 act 6 desert

7 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) EXERCISE #3 GERUND PHRASES: EXERCISE #3 NAME: DATE: DIRECTIONS: Parse the sentences below and put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Underline the participial phrases ONCE and the gerund phrases TWICE. Diagram the sentences. 1. Flowers picked especially for the occasion were used for decorat the ballroom. 2. My hobby, developed over many years, is embroider samplers on linen. 3. Mr. Gardner enjoys read books written in the 18th century. 4. Fluently speak a foreign language gives anyone interested in a diplomatic career a distinct advantage. 5. Many students attend college in the Thirties made swallow goldfish a huge fad. 6. I helped Mrs. Willows by visit her little boy cooped up in the hospital. (over)

8 ANALYTICAL GRAMMAR (UNIT #12) EXERCISE #3 - PAGE 2 DIRECTIONS: Write what jobs the follow words are do. Choose your answers from among the follow: SUBJECT PREDICATE NOMINATIVE DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION PREDICATE ADJECTIVE MODIFIER VERB SENTENCE # WORD JOB 1 occasion 1 ballroom 2 hobby 2 many 3 books 4 language 4 advantage 5 made 5 fad 6 boy 6 hospital

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