Question

Identify the gerunds and the present participles in these sentences.

1. Barking dogs seldom bite.
2. saw the thief running across the street.
3. Collecting stamps is an interesting hobby.
4. Flying kites is a fun activity associated with Makar Sankranti.
5. Eating cold watermelon on a hot day is a good way to keep cool.
6. Sangeeta has annoying neighbours who play loud music all the time.
7. Arriving early, Minisha sat in the first row.
8. John, feeling tired after a basketball practice, slept on the sofa.
9. Putting too many clothes in the washing machine may cause it to stop working,​

Answer 1

GERUND AND PRESENT PARTICIPLES

It comes with a verb both ending in ING

ANSWER

1. Barking dogs seldom bite.

• BARKING

2. saw the thief running across the street.

• RUNNING

3. Collecting stamps is an interesting hobby.

• COLLECTING

4. Flying kites is a fun activity associated with Makar Sankranti.

• FLYING

5. Eating cold watermelon on a hot day is a good way to keep cool.

• EATING

6. Sangeeta has annoying neighbours who play loud music all the time.

• ANNOYING

7. Arriving early, Minisha sat in the first row.

• ARRIVING

8. John, feeling tired after a basketball practice, slept on the sofa.

• FEELING

9. Putting too many clothes in the washing machine may cause it to stop working,

• PUTTING

Answer 2

Answer:

Barking - Participle

Running- participle

Collecting - gerund

Flying- gerund

Eating - gerund

annoying - gerund

Arriving - participle

Feeling - participle

Putting