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GERUND: A VERBAL TRANSFORMATION

Strategic Intervention Materials

for
Grade 9 English

Author:
MAYBEL D. CASTOR
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FOREWORD

This strategic Intervention Material (SIM) is a learning material/tool

for Grade 9 English that provides exercises in order to help you gain more

skills in grammar, especially in irregular verbs.

GERUND: A VERBAL TRANFORMATION

Competency: Recognizing gerunds and it’s uses (EN9V-IIa-29)

Task: Recognize gerund and its uses.

Sub-task:

1. Identify gerunds in sentences and paragraphs.

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Greetings to all Students!

How would you like to travel in the world of grammar?

Well, this learning materials will help you internalize your pre-
vious knowledge of gerunds and upgrade your skill by the activities
enclosed in this learning material.

Good luck! Have an enjoyable trip!

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 TABLE OF CONTENT

Pages

Guide Card ————————————————– 1 - 2

Activity Card ———————————————– 3-5

Assessment Card —————————————— 6– 8

Enrichment Card —————————————— 9 - 11

Answer Card ———————————————— 12 - 13

Thank You Card ——————————————- 14

Reference Card ——————————————— 15

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Making stories, creating dialogues, paragraphs, and many

more, are exciting and fun with the use of gerunds. As you

see gerunds in their different sentence placements as to their

functions, it is interesting to note that gerunds can be any-

where, everywhere in the sentence.

The following guide cards will help you, as you

thrive to further discover and learn more about gerunds.

Be motivated.

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 A Gerund is a verb ending in –ing
G but the functions as a noun and used as a
U subject, subjective compliment, and an

I object of the preposition, a direct object,

and an appositive.
D Gerunds are used in sentences the
E same way nouns are used.

C Examples of gerunds:

A making, exercising, jogging, boxing, creating, napping

R
D
Examples of gerunds in sentence and its uses:

As subject:
Exercising is good for my health.
gerund

As subjective compliment:
Lyka’s favorite exercise is jogging.
gerund

As object of a preposition:
Merla keeps herself in good shape by dancing.
gerund
As direct object:
Lester does boxing In the gym twice a week.
gerund
As an appositive:
My only exercise, walking, is not taking
gerund

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So that you will not be confused on the many functions of gerunds, we should
focus only on one of its functions, which is gerund as subject of a sentence.
Gerunds can appear at the beginning of a sentence used as a subject.

Example of gerunds that functions as the subject in the sentence:

Gardening is a hobby of mine.

Gerund (subject)

Helping others makes me happy.

Gerund (subject)

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 A Activity 1: Set the guess!

C
T
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Y Direction: Choose the gerund to complete the sentence. Underline
the correct answer.

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A Example: My favorite hobby is (to cook, cooking).
R Answer: My favorite hobby is (to cook, cooking).
D 1. I am keen on (to work, working) in the computer industry.

2. Amy decided (to see, seeing) a doctor.

3. Leila enjoys (to read, reading) love stories.

4. Do you intend (to learn, learning) Cantonese or Mandarin.

5. Do you mind (to help, helping) me wash the dirty clothes.

6. Alan asked (to talk, talking) to the principal.

7. I can’t help (to laugh, laughing) when I watched Mr. Bean.

8. If Byron keeps (to come, coming) to school late, she’ll have problems

with the disciplinarian.

9. Leo hates (to study, studying) Engling.4

10. Are you interested (to live, living) in Mongolia.

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 Activity 2: Complete me!

Direction: Supply the blanks with a subject

from the pool of gerund inside the
hearth.

Example: _________ cookies is fun

Answer: Baking cookies is fun.

Freeing Making Studying

Answer-
Baking Helping Reading
Behaving Having
Playing
Listening

1. __________________ stories and improves my comprehension.

2. __________________ less and studying more is good for students.

3. __________________ others always is a good habit

4. __________________ good grades makes your parents proud of you.

5. __________________ to good advices is beneficial to a person.

6. __________________ helps me maintain my good grades.

7. __________________ yourself from the past makes you see a bright

future.

8. __________________ crossword puzzle often enhance my vocabulary

9. __________________ up stories creates bad relationship to others.

10. __________________ well inside the classroom is a sign of maturity.

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 Activity 3: Write me careful-

Direction: Rewrite the sentences by

changing the infinitives into
gerunds.

Example: To see ourselves in others affords us the op-

portunity for friendship.
Answer: Seeing ourselves in others affords us the op-
portunity for friendship.
1. To live is loving.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
2. To listen to the wisdom of the ages gives me strength.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
3. To become a brother to all is his wish.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
4. To spread good will to men is what I am used for.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
5. To achieve harmony is making friends with everyone.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
6. To share what she has with others is what she loved doing.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
7. To give yourself is the greatest measure of charity.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
8. To make a lasting fellowship with others has rewards.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
9. To realize our mistakes teaches us humility.
Answer: ___________________________________________.
10. To love others is spreading peace.
Answer: ___________________________________________.

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S Assessment 1: Make a Careful Judgement!
S
E
S
S
M
E Direction: Tell whether the gerund in each sentence functions as a
N subject. Write S (subject) if it does function as subject;
T and if it does not, write N (not).

Example:
C 1. He has a pleasing personality. N
A 2. Bowling is a very old sport. S
R
D
1. Walking is a good way of losing weight. ________
2. I enjoy playing tennis. ________
3. By practicing, he has become a good player. ________
4. I care most about reading. ________
5. Travelling comes second or third. ________
6. Sheena and Myla were enjoying the trip last week. ________
7. Playing in the rain is enjoyable. ________
8. Coming to parties is not my cup of tea. ________
9. Learning to live like a princess is her way of enjoyment. ________
10. You can open it by using a knife. ________

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 Assessment 2: Where is my –ing?

Direction: Complete the paragraph with a gerund formed from the word
in parenthesis, number one is done for you. Do the rest.

1. Studying (study) is not a difficult thing to do if your mind is set on it.

2. ______________ (Whine) is not an option since it will distract you from
your goal. 3. ______________ (Create) a good study habits will help you a lot.
4. ______________ (Allot) one or more hours for study each night is the best
thing to do. 5. ______________ (Reading) your notebooks even there’s no as-
signment is studying , too. 6. ______________ (Have) that desire to shun
yourself.

By dramas on television is a good thing. However, find time each day

to play. 7. ______________ (Play) improves your well-being. 8.
______________ (Socialize) once in a while will make you live a normal life.
Find time to be with family and friends. 9. ______________ (Make) them hap-
py will make you a happy person, too. 10. ______________ (Ask) God for
help and 11. ______________ (know) he is there to help you with your stud-
ies, is a great advantage.

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 Assessment 3: Me think!
Direction: Change the following verbs to gerunds and construct sentences using
each of them.

Example: run—running
Running keeps me fit.

1. buy
_______________________________________________
2. sell
_______________________________________________
3. ask
_______________________________________________
4. wait
_______________________________________________
5. deal
_______________________________________________
6. sit
_______________________________________________
7. see
_______________________________________________
8. cook
_______________________________________________
9. follow
_______________________________________________
10. use
_______________________________________________

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 E
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I Enrichment 1: Make a Careful Judgement!
C
H
M
E Direction: Not all –ing in sentences function are gerund. Write G if the –
N ing form function as a gerund in the sentence; And NG if it

T function is some other way.

Example:
1. Bowling is a very old sport. G
C
A 2. Pleasing personality is what the contestant got. NG

R 1. The crying baby kept everyone awake. ________

D 2. Enjoying the view from the mountain is so keen. ________
3. A growing plant needs care. ________
4. I have reading glasses in my hand. ________
5. Yodeling Singers are from the United States. ________
6. Fishing in the river will be my next leisure trip. ________
7. Planting rice is always fur. ________
8. A Living Water is what I need to quench my thrist. ________
9. The fretting girls annoy me. ________
10. Collecting stamps is very popular in the 90’s. ________

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 Enrichment 2: Do you know how to complete me?

Direction: Fill in the blanks with an appropriate gerunds. Number one an-
swer is already given.

People engage in different activities to keep them invited in the commu-

nity and at the same time to help others. 1. Studying and 2. ______________ in
many extra-curricular programs and my church youth group have gin me many
opportunities to improve my school as well as help the community. 3.
______________ makes me happy. 4. ______________ I am confident and
well-adopted are really true. 5. ______________ at the Church Rest House is
nice. 6. ______________ beds, 7. ______________ windows, 8.
______________ floors. 9. ______________people gives me satisfaction. 10.
______________ with them gives me joy. 11. ______________ them happy
completes me.

Enrichment 3: Show me what you got!

Direction: Give 10 verbs and change them into their gerunds forms. Then,
construct sentence using them. Verbs should not be found in
previous activities.
Example:
Verbs — reheat
Gerund — reheating
Sentence — Reheating left over foods over and over again is not good.

1. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

2. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

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 3. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

4. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

5. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

6. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

7. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

8. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

9. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

10. Verbs : _____________________

Gerund: ____________________

Sentence: ______________________________________________________.

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N ACTIVITY 1 ACTIVITY 2
S 1. working 6. talking 1. Reading 6. Studying
W 2. seeing 7. laughing 2. Playing 7. Freeing
E 3.
4.
reading
learning
8. coming
9. studying
3.
4.
Helping
Having
8. Answering
9. Making
R 5. helping 10. living 5. Listening 10. Behaving
Note: Answer may vary

C ACTIVITY 3
A 1. Living is loving.

R 2. Listening to the wisdom of the ages gives me strength.

3. Becoming a brother to all is his wish.
D 4. Spreading goodwill to men is what I am used for.
5. Achieving harmony is making friends with everyone.
6. Sharing what she has with others is what she loved doing.
7. Giving yourself is the greatest measure of charity.
8. Making a lasting fellowship with others has rewards.
9. Realizing our mistakes teaches us humility.
10. Loving others is spreading peace.

ASSESSMENT 1
1. S 6. N
2. N 7. S
3. N 8. S
4. N 9. S
5. S 10. N

ASSESSMENT 2
1. Studying 7. Playing
2. Whining 8. Socializing
3. Creating 9. Making
4. Allotting 10. Asking
5. Reading 11. Knowing
6. Having

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 ASSESSMENT 3

1. buy - buying
Buying fire crackers is not safe.
2. sell - selling
Selling is his father’s business.
3. ask - asking
Asking for help when in danger is a natural thing to do.
4. wait - waiting
Waiting for a ride home yesterday was very challenging.
5. deal - dealing
Dealing with students who have problems is always hard.
6. sit - sitting
Sitting straight is good for your back bone.
7. see - seeing
Seeing you with him makes me cry.
8. cook - cooking
Cooking is my expertise.
9. follow - following
Following your instruction confused me.
10. use - using
Using every strategy I know to finish the project is necessary.
NOTE: Verbs, gerund and sentences may vary.

ENRICHMENT 1 ENRICHMENT 2 ENRICHMENT 3

1. NG 1. Studying 1. toil - toiling
2. G 2. Excelling 2. set - setting
3. NF 3. Volunteering 3. refuse - refusing
4. NF 4. Saying 4. Wash - washing
5. NF 5. Working 5. Replace - replacing
6. G 6. Making 6. Sulk - sulking
7. G 7. cleaning 7. Remain - remaining
8. NG 8. mopping 8. Restore - restoring
9. NG 9. Helping 9. Believe - believing
10. Being 10. Answer - answering
11. Making Note: Answer may vary
Note: Answer may vary

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U ing this learning tool. May the skill you have formed and hone
from this worksheet will be much use to you.

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A Watch out for my next release of another strategic Intervention
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