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Ger-Diagnostic

Gerund Diagnostic Quiz: a tool to help you identify specific points that need review

• Quiz 1: beginning – intermediate
• Quiz 2: intermediate – advanced 

Gerund Subjects

Gerund Subjects: referring to activities

• using nouns & noun phrases for activities
• using parallel word forms in bulleted lists
• spelling: adding -ing (double letters)

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• listing
• finding
• searching

Gerund Objects

Gerund/ Infin Prac1

Gerund/ Infin Prac2

Gerund Objects: expressing attitudes about activities

• gerunds as objects (expressing attitudes about activities)
• verbs typically followed by gerunds
• verbs that can be followed by gerunds or infinitives without changing meaning
• two- and three-word verb expressions
• commonly confused verb expressions
• practices

Jamal enjoys playing soccer.

Are you afraid of losing?

Verb Phrs + Gerunds

Verb Phrs Prac 1

Verb Phrs Prac 2

Verb Phrs Prac 3

Verbal Phrases before Gerunds: commenting on activities

Prepositions used after particular verbs:

• surprised at
• angry about
• overwhelmed with
   

He talks about leaving.
He accused us of complaining.
He keeps on making trouble.
He worries about making deadlines.

Gerund + Ind Obj

Gerunds with Indirect Objects: expressing attitudes about activities

After certain verbs indirect objects are expressed as:

• him for
• his + gerund 

I thanked him for fixing my door.

I appreciate his fixing my door.

By / With

By / With: stating means and method

How?

• with a knife
• by  using a knife

How do you stay in shape?

Arnold stays in shape by working out.

For + Gerunds

For Followed by Gerunds: stating function

What for?

• for cutting (function)
• to cut (purpose)
   

What's it for? for tying boxes.

Why do you use it? to tie boxes.

How do you close boxes? with string / by using string.

Preps + Gerunds

Prepositions Followed by Gerunds: stating activities

• before
• without
• with
• about
• from
• instead of
• for
• against
   

Jason read the manual before beginning the installation.

You can't turn it on without plugging it in.

Jane got it working by using a different cable.

Special Verbs

Special Verbs Before -ing: stating observations, perceptions and opinion on experiences

• see, watch, observe
• catch, find, watch
• feel, hear, smell
• have fun / trouble / difficulty
• stand / sit / lie

He sat working.

We found him napping.

He had a hard time studying all night.

Gerund/ Infin Prac1

Gerund / Infinitive Practice 1:  verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

• verbs used before infinitives
• verbs used before gerunds

We intended to go to the game.

We didn't was to miss going to the game.

Gerund/ Infin Prac2

Gerund / Infinitive Practice 2:  verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives

• verbs used before infinitives
• verbal phrases used before gerunds

He wanted to play professional baseball.

He dreamed about playing professional baseball.

Verb Phrs Prac 1

Verbal Phrases 1: verbs + preposition phrases

• prepositions used in verbal phrases
• verbal phrases used before gerunds

She dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer.

She dreamed about becoming a ballet dancer.

Verb Phrs Prac 2

Verbal Phrases 2: verbs + preposition phrases

• prepositions used in verbal phrases
• verbal phrases used before gerunds

I put off going to college.

Instead, I took care of raising my two children.

 Verb Phrs Prac 3

Verbal Phrases 3: verbs + preposition phrases

• accustomed to
• succeed in
• be in charge of

Most people aren't accustomed to working hard.

If you try you can succeed in doing anything you want.

By / With Practice

By / With Practice: means or method

• giving directions
• using the right tool

You go there by taking Highway 101.

You fix it with a hammer.

Parallel Ger Prac

Parallel Gerunds: using similar word forms in a series

• gerunds - discussing activities
• identifying gerunds in sentences

He is very honest, kind and responsibility.

He is very honest, kind and responsible.

Gerund Context

Gerunds in Context: identifying gerund use

• gerunds - discussing activities
• identifying gerunds in sentences

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