Gerunds

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Gerunds
By Anish Soni Period 4
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The Amazing Gerund

• Every Gerund ends with an ing, but keep in mind
  that all present participles end with -ing as
  well.
• Gerunds work as nouns.
• Because of this gerunds will be subjects, subject
  complements, direct objects, indirect objects,
  predicate nominatives, objects of prepositions,
  and objects of infinitives

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Some Examples of Gerunds

• Swimming
• Working
• Sleeping
• Lifting
• Giving
• Changing
• Playing
• Eating

• Trying
• Running
• Jogging
• Sitting
• Tackling
• Flying
• Driving
• Winning

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The Middle Linebacker

• Leading the defense has become Urlachers
  specialty through his years with the Chicago
  Bears.
• (Leading is the gerund as a subject)
• Winning the Super Bowl is his teams ultimate goal
  during the season.
• (Winning is the gerund as a subject)
• Stopping the opponents offense has helped the
  Bears win many of their games
• (Stopping is the gerund as a subject)

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The Quarterbacks

• Grossman loves throwing the football deep, though
  he might not be that great at it.
• (Throwing is the direct object of the verb loves)
• Griese tries throwing the football to one of the
  Bears rather than to the opposing team.
• (Throwing is the direct object of the verb tries)
• Orton tried leading the Bears offense, but failed
  miserably.
• (Leading is the direct object of the verb tried)

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The Running Backs

• Thomas Jones gives pounding the football great
  importance to his game.
• (Pounding is the indirect object of the verb
  gives)
• Benson made starting a high priority.
• (Starting is the indirect object of the verb made)

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DA Coach

• Lovie Smiths greatest goal is winning the Super
  Bowl.
• (Winning is the predicate nominative)
• Lovie Smiths dream is making the Bears a
  dynasty.
• (Making is the predicate nominative)

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The Special Teams

• Devin Hesters drive to reach the end zone on
  every return showed the Bears devotion to
  scoring even on special teams.
• (Scoring is the object of the preposition to)

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The Wide Receivers

• Muhammad likes to try teaching his teammates how
  be become great players.
• (Teaching is the object of the infinitive, to
  try)
• Berrian hopes to continue catching deep passes.
• (Catching is the object of the infinitive, to
  continue)
• The other receivers wish to keep learning under
  Lovie Smith.
• (learning is the object of the infinitive, To
  keep)

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The Kicker

• Robbie Goulds biggest desire is breaking
  records.
• (Breaking is the subject complement of is)
• Goulds passion is kicking game winning field
  goals.
• (kicking is the subject complement of is)

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DA ENDuntil next seasonwith Brian Griese
Bibliography

• http//chompchomp.com/terms/gerund.htm
• www.photofile.com/navbar/nfl
• http//media1.suntimes.com/nixoncds
• http//www.chicagobears.com/news
• http//www.cbc.ca/cp/football
• sports.espn.go.com/nfl