Question

Gerunds Exercise:
Complete the sentences with the gerund form of
the verbs in parentheses.
1. She is good at (dance)
2. He is crazy about (sing)
3. I don't like (play) cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim)
in the sea
5. You should give up (smoke)
6. Sam dreams of (be)
a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make)
friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) the dinner ourselves.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.she is good at dancing.

2.he us crazy about singing.

3.i don't like playing cards.

4.they are afraid to swim in the sea.

5.you should give up smoking.

6.sam dreams of being a pop star.

7.he is interested in making friends.

8.my uncle is afraid of going by plane.

9 we insist on cooking dinner ourselves.

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Answer 2

The answers are as follows;

1. She is good at dancing

2. He is crazy about singing.

3. I don't like playing cards.

4. They are afraid of swimming

in the sea.

5. You should give up smoking.

6. Sam dreams of being

a popstar.

7. He is interested in making

friends.

8. My uncle is afraid of going by plane.

9. We insist on cooking the dinner ourselves.

EXPLANATION

• We are required to fill in the blanks with an appropriate gerund to make a meaningful sentence.
• A gerund can be defined as the non-finite form of the verb that can function as a noun in a sentence.
• Gerunds are verbs that usually end with '-ing'.
• A gerund is capable of acting as a verb (modifiable by adjectives) and as a noun.
• Gerunds can act in 5 different ways ie; Subject, Predicate Nominative, Direct object, Object of preposition, and subject complement.
• A few Examples of the gerund in a sentence are as follows;

1. Gardening is fun. (As the subject).
2. She likes gardening. (Object).
3. Gardening on the balcony is one way to relax. (Gerund phrase as a subject).

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