Question

I could begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting (pick out the gerund and use it in your own sentence)

Answer 1

Answer:

Dropping

Students dropping out of school is increasing and we must do something about it.

Explanation:

Gerunds are words with "ing". So it's easy to spot them.

Answer 2

Answer:

The gerund here is 'Dropping".

Sentence- I saw her dropping her wallet at her home.

Explanation:

• A gerund is any of several nonfinite verb forms found in various languages; most commonly, but not always, one that functions as a noun. It has the properties of both a verb and a noun in English, such as being modifiable by an adverb and accepting a direct object.
• Gerunds are the noun forms of verbs that end in -ing. Playing, dancing, and eating are a few examples. Students are immediately perplexed because they are used to seeing that form as the continuous/progressive form of the verb ("she is eating," "they were dancing").
• A gerund is a noun formed by combining a verb root with the suffix ing (a present participle). A gerund phrase can perform as a subject, object, or predicate nominative in a sentence just like a noun.

Thus this is the answer.

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