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1. I will give laughing every day my upmost attention.
2. "Trying to escape is useless, " screamed Michael as he laughed at Josh who was wriggling in the trap laid out for him on Halloween. The word in blue is a _____
3. In the following sentence, what purpose does the infinitive phrase serve?The house to visit at Halloween is the one on the corner that hands out full-sized candy bars.
4. What is the appositive(s)? Two of my friends, John and Steve, made it on the soccer team, Barcelona.
5. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence. During the summer, Hal taught writing and coding.
6. Winning the drama award thrilled my sister.
7. What part of the sentence is the gerund? John enjoyed swimming in the lake after dark.
8. What is the best way to join the following two sentences using a participial phrase?Mia was speaking very softly. She explained what happened.
9. Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. What is the gerund in the sentence?
10. Choose the sentence that is correct.
11. What is the function of the gerund in the following sentence? Carol's problem is caring too much what people think about her.
12. Pretending to listen, the student was actually writing a love letter to his classmate.
13. Identify the gerund phrase:After the accident, Laura was afraid of driving her car.
14. How does the noun infinitive phrase function? To find the missing puzzle piece was a challenge for AnLan.
15. Some colleges began offering courses on popular culture.
16. " My young brother enjoys playing video games." The gerund phrase in this sentence fuctions as a/an
17. EXERCISE 1:IDENTIFYING GERUND PHRASES. Identify the gerund phrase in the sentence. Caring for pets is a good way of earning money.
18. Identify the function of the gerund or gerund phrase in each sentence:Watching his impossibly high leaps was an unforgettable experience.
19. Identify the gerund phrase as the object in the following sentence:'I enjoy reading books.'
20. IT'S IMPORTANT _____ HOW TO DRIVE BEFORE BUYING YOUR OWN CAR.
21. What is the gerund phrase? One of their favorite activities is catching bugs.
22. I'm not interested _____ poems.
23. What is the phase in red below:After a long day at school and work, LaShae found her roommate Ben eating the last of the leftover pizza.
24. Identify the gerund phrase:Cooking at higher altitudes often requires recipe adjustments.
25. Benjamin enjoys _____ to his iPod.
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