gerund phrases as subject and object
gerund phrases as subject and object
A gerund phrase will begin with a gerund, an ing word, and will
include other modifiersand/or
objects. Gerund phrases always function as nouns, so they will be subjects, subject complements,
or objects in the sentence. Read these examples:
Eating ice cream on a windy day can
be a messy experience if you have long, untamed hair.
Eating
ice cream on a windy day = subject of the verb can be.
A
more disastrous activity for long-haired people is blowing giant bubble gum bubbles with the car
windows down.
Blowing
giant bubble gum bubbles with the car windows down = subject complement
of the verb is.
Wild
food adventures require getting your hair cut to a short, safe length.
Getting
your hair cut to a short, safe length = direct object of the verb require.
Don't mistake a
gerund phrase for a present participle phrase.
Gerund and present participle phrases are
easy to confuse because they both begin with an ing word. The
difference is that a gerund phrase will always function as a noun while a present participle
phrase describes another word in the sentence. Check out these examples:
Jamming too much clothing into
a washing machine will result in disaster.
Jamming
too much clothing into a washing machine = gerund phrase, the
subject of the verb will result.
Jamming too much clothing into
the washing machine, Aamir saved $1.25 but had to tolerate the
curious stares of other laundry patrons as his machine bucked and rumbled with
the heavy load.
Jamming
too much clothing into the washing machine = present participle
phrase describing Aamir.
Bernard
hates buttering
toast with a fork.
Buttering
toast with a fork = gerund phrase, the direct object of the verb hates.
Buttering toast with a fork,
Bernard vowed that he would finally wash the week's worth of dirty dishes piled
in the sink.
Buttering
toast with a fork = present participle phrase describing Bernard.
My dog's
most annoying habit is hogging the middle of the bed.
Hogging
the middle of the bed = gerund phrase, the subject complement of the linking
verb is.
Last
night I had to sleep on the couch because I found my dog Floyd hogging the middle
of the bed.
Hogging
the middle of the bed = present participle phrase describing Floyd.
ejemplos
- They were painting their house when it started to rain.
A – painting their house, B – they were painting, C – when it started to rain - I’ve been thinking about going shopping on Saturday.
A – I’ve been thinking, B – about going shopping, C- going shopping on Saturday - Jennifer is always baking something in the kitchen.
A – baking something, B – Baking something in the kitchen, C – Jennifer is always baking something - Thanks for taking off your shoes before coming in the house.
A – taking off your shoes, B – coming in the house, C- Both A and B - Jill is playing the violin with the bow Jerry bought her when they went to Italy.
A – playing the violin, B – playing the violin with the bow Jerry bought her, C – Jill is playing the violin - The kids were excited about eating birthday cake.
A – the kids were excited, B – about eating, C – eating birthday cake - He was taking a picture when lightning struck.
A – he was taking a picture, B – lightning struck, C – taking a picture - Please stop texting; you’re going to cause an accident.
A – you’re going to cause, B – please stop texting, C – going to cause an accident
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