Forming Gerunds

Introduction

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Here is a brief review of gerunds and how to form them. Gerunds are nouns formed from verbs: walking, talking, thinking, listening Gerunds are formed by adding ING to verbs: think + ing thinking However, there are a few spelling rules that you need to know in order to form gerunds correctly. The spelling of a gerund depends on the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) and consonants (b, c, d etc.) at the end of the verb: If there is more than one consonant, just add ING: think + ing thinking If there is more than one vowel, just add ING: beat + ing beating If there is one vowel and one consonant, and the syllable is stressed, double the consonant and add ING: hit + t + ing hitting If there are one or more consonants and E, remove the E and add ING: take + ing taking In most other cases, just add ING: study + ing studying see + ing seeing

EXERCISES OF GERUNDS

1. What is the gerund formed from "shop"?___________________________________
2. What is the gerund formed from "make"? __________________________________________
3. What is the gerund formed from "please"? __________________________________________
4. What is the gerund formed from "hope"? __________________________________________
5. What is the gerund formed from "hop" (which means "to jump on one leg")? __________________________________________
6. What is the gerund formed from "hurt"? __________________________________________
7. What is the gerund formed from "beat"? __________________________________________
8. What is the gerund formed from "judge"? __________________________________________
9. What is the gerund formed from "write"? __________________________________________
10. What is the gerund formed from "filter"? __________________________________________

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