Identifying Gerunds Answers
Directions:
Underline the gerunds in the sentences below:
Example:
Tripping the main circuit breaker turned off all the lights.
1. Packing small items in stuffstacks is a good way to organize a suitcase.
2. Mrs. Hagan attended a seminar yesterday on trends in accounting.
3. A bank or department store must give a reason for refusing to give someone a credit card.
4. Automatically accepting someone else’s advice is almost always a mistake.
5. Mr. Fanning was arguing that company managers should understand the practical, though challenging, aspects of manufacturing.
6. Eating skunks does not seem to bother great horned owls.
7. Naomi criticized Eugenia for choosing a yellow bedspread, yellow curtains, and a ruffled yellow tablecloth.
8. Zoe accidentally ended the telephone call by bumping the cutoff button on the receiver.
9. World War I demonstrated the need for standardizing manufactured items such as screws.
10. Rhea is making baby food by pureeing fruits and vegetables in her blender.