Verb Correction in English Grammar for all Ex.4

What is a Gerund?
Examples:
going is from go, writing is from write, smoking is from smoke etc. It is used in different ways in English, such as
a. Gerund as an object of
a. Gerund as a Subject of the main verb:
1. 1. Smoking is a
habit.
2. Playing tennis is fun.
b. As an Object of the main verb:
1. Majid
has stopped smoking.
2. We enjoy
playing tennis.
3. He is
excited about playing tennis.
c. As an Object of a Preposition
1. His habit of smoking is disliked.
2. Maria is accused of smoking.
d. As a complement of the Subject
f. As a compound Noun
6. 1. The smoking area is
reserved.
Present Participle
7. 1. We
are playing tennis.
2. They were reading books.
3. He will be playing cricket.
& Present Participle Adjective
8. 1. I
have heard some surprising news. (surprising is modifying a noun, news)
2. I am reading an interesting story. (interesting is modifying a noun, story)
Worksheet 1
Choose the correct option:
1. They are working in a medicine firm. 'working' is
A) Gerund
B) Present Participle
2. She enjoys chatting all the time. 'chatting' is
A) Gerund
B) Present Participle
3. They have stopped shopping. 'shopping' is
A) Gerund
B) Present Participle
4. They are working in a medicine firm. 'working' is
A) Gerund
B) Present Participle
5. They are rowing the boats. 'rowing' is
A) Gerund
B) Present Participle
Answers to Worksheet 1
1(B) 2(A) 3(A) 4(A) 5(B)
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