Question

Pick out the Gerunds or Participles from the sentences :
1. All of us learnt reading and writing at school.

2. Upcoming events are pretty interesting.

3. He left the ball rolling.

4. You are eating too much these days.

5. He has ruined his life by smoking.

6. Climbing stairs is easier than climbing mountains.

7. We saw a butterfly flying.

8. He hates spending money.

9. Clapping their hands, the spectators cheered the runners.

10. We are fighting a losing battle.

11. It is freezing cold.

12. We are confident of acing the test.

13. The boy cried thinking that he would be hungry.

14. Can you teach me writing?

15. Sleeping early in the night is a challenge.

16. One of my favourite hobbies is writing.

17. Feeling sick from a roller-coaster, she fainted.

18. The dancing parrots entertained the crowd.

19. She is thinking of her dream house.

20. He had a unique way of singing​

Answer 1

Answer:

reading ,writing, upcoming, rolling, interesting, rolling, eating, smoking, climbing, flying,spending,clapping,fighting

all words ending with ing are gerunds