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Bellringer. Define Gerund and Gerund Phrase in your notes. Discuss Gerund and Gerund phrases. Identify the Gerunds in the following sentences Camping was fun until the mosquitos found us. In addition to biking, Dave runs and lifts weights each day I wonder why the CD player stopped working.
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Bellringer Define Gerund and Gerund Phrase in your notes
Discuss Gerund and Gerund phrases Identify the Gerunds in the following sentences • Camping was fun until the mosquitos found us. • In addition to biking, Dave runs and lifts weights each day • I wonder why the CD player stopped working. • For Black History Month, class assignments included studying Romare Bearden’s paintings.
What is a direct object? Tells what or whom and take place after the action verb
What is a predicate nominati A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and further identifies the subject.
What is a subject? Tells what the sentence is about or who is performing the action
What is an object of the preposition? • The noun or pronoun that end the prepositional phrase • It is received or affected by the action of the verb Now lets look back at the four sentence and determine which one is use as an object of the preposition.
Discuss Gerund and Gerund phrases Identify the Gerunds in the following sentences • Camping was fun until the mosquitos found us. • In addition to biking, Dave runs and lifts weights each day • I wonder why the CD player stopped working. • For Black History Month, class assignments included studying Romare Bearden’s paintings.
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