Thursday, December 20, 2012

Gerunds as Subjects/Subject Complements

Let's review.

Write 3 entertaining sentences that have a subject complement.
Write 3 entertaining sentences that have a direct object.
HINT: "be" verbs and linking verbs=subject complements
           action verbs=direct objects

BONUS:
Identify a participle on this blog post so far.

GERUNDS AS SUBJECTS: helpful hints

A gerund phrase will include everything starting from the gerund to the verb (action or state of being) of the subject.

GERUNDS AS SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS: helpful hints

When a gerund phrase is the subject complement, it will appear after a "be" or linking verb. REMEMBER: just because a word ends in -ing does not mean it is a gerund. Exhibit A: the word "thing"





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