GERUND PRACTICE DRILLS

I. Underline the gerund and identify its function in the sentence.

S for Subject
SC for Subjective Complement
OP for Object of a Preposition
DO for Direct Object
AP for Appositive.

________ 1. I’m interested in collecting stamps.

________ 2. His daughter enjoys fixing broken bicycles.
________ 3. Abernathy’s wish, being called Abe, seems understandable.
________ 4. Cooking is my hobby.
________ 5. Her expertise is fixing computers.
________ 6. My desire in life was travelling around the world.
________ 7. I look forward to seeing you soon.
________ 8. Watching television does not burn many calories.
________ 9. How about trying a new module?
________ 10. Geocaching can be dangerous.

II. Fill in the gerund form of the verbs inside the parenthesis and identify its function in the sentence.

________ 1. We would not recommend (travel) _______________ without insurance.

________ 2. A fun time, (eat) ______________, takes much time.
________ 3. I’m excited about (study) _______________ in England.
________ 4. For most birds, (fly) ______________ is a way to escape predators.
________ 5. Knowledge is (learn) ________________ something every day.
________ 6. The teacher appreciated my (try) ________________ the math problem.
________ 7. The team practiced (run) ________________ on Friday.
________ 8. (Read) ________________ is an important skill.
________ 9. I will call you after (arrive) _______________ at the office.
________ 10. Do they like (swim) ______________ with dolphins?
________ 11. The most important thing is (learn) __________________.
________ 12. I’m interested in (know) ________________ him better.
________ 13. Her (sing) ______________ is hurting my ears.
________ 14. They call my (play) ______________ brilliant.
________ 15. She said she was sorry about (break) _______________ the vase.

III. Sentence construction.

Gerund as a:

Subject 1. _________________________________________________________________________________
Subjective Complement 2. _________________________________________________________________________________
Object of a Preposition 3. _________________________________________________________________________________
Direct Object 4. _________________________________________________________________________________
Appositive 5. _________________________________________________________________________________