H. Underline the gerunds and circle the participles in these sentences.
1. Sahil's behaviour was irritating
9. Having completed some housework, I went out to play.
3. Listening is as important as speaking
4. Neeraj was scolded for coming home late.
5. Seema gave her doll and skipping rope to the crying child.
6. When did you begin learning karate?
7. Nikhil loves collecting photographs of athletes.
8. The injured passenger was crying for help.
9. The tall man standing near the shop knows me.
10. Kajol left the water tap running
11. Virat was rewarded for working hard.
12. Tying your own shoelaces is something you should learn to do.
13. The lonely man was feeling depressed.
14. He likes helping old people.
15. Having returned from a long trip, the minister was tired.
16. Being overweight, the man tripped and fell.
17. The wind is coming in through the broken window.
18. They love swimming in the flowing river.
19. Will you stop irritating me?' said the bored child.
20. Splashing in the puddles was our favourite activity during monsoons.
Answers
Answer:
A gerund is the -ing form of a verb that functions the same as a noun
for eg :- "Running is fun"
so the above sentence contains the -ing form of a verb so running is a gerund
Adding -ing to the base form of a verb creates present participle or in simple terms, we can say that participle is an adjective made from a verb
for eg:- eat is the base form of the verb to eat so the present participle of eat is eating
1] - gerund is irritating, the participle is irritate
2] - gerund is having, the participle is have
3]- gerund is listening, the participle is listen
4]- gerund is coming, the participle is comes
5]- gerund is skipping, the participle is skip
6]- gerund is learning, the participle is learn
7]- gerund is collecting, the participle is collect
8]- gerund is crying, the participle is cry
9]- gerund is standing, the participle is stand
10]- gerund is running, the participle is run
11]- gerund is working, the participle is work
12]- gerund is tying and something, the participle is some
[Note- Tying has no participle]
13]- gerund is feeling, the participle is feel
14]- gerund is helping, the participle is help
15]- gerund is having, the participle is have
16]- gerund is being, the participle is be
17]- gerund is coming, the participle is comes
18]- gerund is swimming and flowing, the participle is swim and flow
19]- gerund is irritating, the participle is irritate
20]- gerund is splashing, the participle is splash
first answer. irritating is gerund
second answer. having is gerund
third answer. listening is gerund