IXL | Identify gerunds and their functions

Select the gerund or gerund phrase.

Before signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Jackie Robinson played football for a semiprofessional team in Hawaii.

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Select the gerund or gerund phrase.

When the baker finishes kneading the bread dough, he'll form it into a ball, brush it with butter, and sprinkle it with sesame seeds.

key idea

A gerund is a verb form that acts as a noun and ends in -ing. A gerund is often the subject of a sentence or clause, an object of a verb, or an object of a preposition. A gerund phrase consists of a gerund and all its modifiers.

Swimming is one of my favorite ways to get exercise.

The gerund is the subject of the sentence.

Peter enjoys cooking for his family and friends.

The gerund phrase is the object of the verb enjoys.

After staying up all night, Tessa felt completely exhausted.

The gerund phrase is the object of the preposition after.

solution

The gerund phrase is kneading the bread dough. It contains the gerund kneading and acts as a noun.

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