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English Class
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Define and give examples of gerunds.
Differentiate gerunds and gerund
phrases.
Welcome
Identify the functions of gerunds.
Conduct interview through the use of
to class!
gerunds.
Today's Objectives
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Class Objectives and Rules

Expectations and outcomes

Be Participative!
Apply what you will learn from my class to your everyday living.
Don't be afraid to ask when you want to clarify some things about
the lesson.
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Lesson for
Today
Brief Introduction

What are Gerunds?

Although the term might sound foreign, the gerund is a common part of
speech that most of us use every day, whether we know it or not. Here,
we’ll take an in-depth look at gerunds and provide you with several
examples of gerunds so you’ll feel comfortable using them in your writing,
and so that you will be able to recognize them when you see them.
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Concept and Definition

A gerund is a verbal ending in -ing.

Concept and Definition

Gerunds function as a noun which may be used as a subject, direct object,
subjective complement, object of the preposition, or appositive in a sentence.
 Example 1

Skiing is one of the important

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Olympics.
Gerunds as
Subject
Example 2

Swimming near the ocean every

morning is part of Grace's
fitness regimen.
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My eight-year old nephew likes

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Gerunds as
Direct Object
Example 2

Annie enjoys eating halo-halo

on a hot summer day.
 Example 1

Dory's favorite pastime is

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putting together jigsaw puzzles.

Gerunds as
Subject
Complement Example 2

The engineer's favorite hobby is

assembling scale models of
cars and ships.
 Example 1

The fisherman catches the fish

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by casting a net into the water.

Gerunds as
Object of the
Preposition Example 2

The teacher punished James for

cheating during the exam.
 Example 1

His job, testing the strength of

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long hours at work.
Gerunds as
Appositive
Example 2

My cousin's greatest
achievement, winning the gold
medal in the singing contest, is
what makes his family proud of
him.
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Subject
is the topic or the one being talked about in the sentence.

Direct Object
is the one that directly receives the action in the sentence. It answers the
question what or who.

Subjective Complement
renames the subject of the sentence.
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Object of the Preposition

follows a preposition and gives its meaning.

Appositive
follows or comes after a noun, and give more information about it.
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Is everything clear?
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Performance Task
Group Activity!

Pretend that 4 out of 6 members of the group are government

officials whom 2 of you will interview in a television program. Ask them
at least 10 questions about what they are doing to help
victims/affected or about their stand on the following:
Group 1: Recent Typhoons
Group 2: Corona Virus
Group 3: Taal Eruption: How are they now?
Group 4: Kaliwa Dam Issue
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