REVIEW:

"What did we lesson yesterday?" “The love story of Pygmalion and Galatea”

"What is it all about?" “A story of a man named Pygmalion, who hates

women but has fallen in love with a statue, Sir!”
"Very good!”

“And who is this statue again?” “Galatea, Sir”

“Very well!”

MOTIVATION:
4 students acting the words just like charades

• Kissing
• Sculpting
• Praying
• Talking

“Alright very good! Now what have you noticed in “They are action words sir.”
these words? These words are what we call?”

“Very well!”

“What part of speech are these words?” “Verb, Sir!”

“So, what is a Verb” “Verb is a word that shows an action, Sir!”

“What have you notice in their endings” “Those words ends with –ing”

DISCUSSION

“Can you give me another example” “Eating is what I always do.”

SUBJECT
Baseball is my favorite sport
single word noun

Jogging is my favorite sport.

gerund

Jogging three miles every day is good for you

gerund phrase

Sculpting is my hobby

D.O

I thoroughly enjoy sculpting

TV gerund
I throughly enjoy sculpting every now and then
TV Gerund phrase

Subject complement

My hobby is sculpting
LV gerund
My hobby is sculpting around the studio
LV gerund phrase

OBJECT OF PREPOSITION

Pygmalion takes pleasure in sculpting

Prep gerund

Pygmalion takes pleasure in sculpting around his studio

Prep gerund phrase

APPOSITIVE

MY hobby, sculpting, takes a great deal of effort.

gerund
My hobby, sculpting every now and then, takes a great deal of effort.
Gerund phrase
 GERUNDS AND THEIR USES QUIZ #3

NAME:________________________________ DATE:___________

Directions: Complete each sentence with a gerund formed from the

word before the sentence.

(teach) 1) It is often said that ________ is the noblest profession.

(dive) 2) Leo loves ________ into deep pools.

(drink) 3) ________ eight to ten glasses of water is a healthy habit.

(smoke) 4) Most men’s hobby is ________.

(attend) 5) ________ flag ceremony every day shows love for one’s
country.

Directions: Underline the gerund in the following sentences and give its
use as a noun.

_______________6. Crying is a kind of therapy.

________________7. He needs little exercising.

________________8. Her plan is going abroad someday.

________________9. Vegetable raising is profitable.

_______________10. Washing our clothes is my problem.